To despise a man for his employment or appearance is a sin.
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Proverbs 14:21
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:21
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 14:1-35EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 14:20-27Causes and effects To grasp this principle—there is nothing causeless and unaccountable in life—and to apply it is one of the main principles of wisdom. Let us note some of its applications— I. TO SOCIAL RELATIONS. 1. P…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 14:21See here how men's character and condition are measured and judged of by their conduct towards their poor neighbours. 1. Those that look upon them with contempt have here assigned them a bad character, and their conditi…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 14:21The sin of contempt We are in danger of despising our neighbours. The rich despise the poor, the learned despise the ignorant, the strong and healthy despise the weak and ailing, the devout despise the irreverent. But w…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 14:21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth. Taken in connection with the preceding verse, this teaches that it is a sin to despise and shun a man because he is poor or of low estate; such a one has a claim for love and pit…Joseph S. Exell and contributors