Proverbs 14:21

14:21 The one who despises his neighbor sins,

but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

Proverbs 31:20

31:20 She extends ¹  her hand ²  to the poor,

and reaches out her hand to the needy.

[31:20]  ¹ sn The parallel expressions here underscore her care for the needy. The first part uses “she spreads her palm” and the second “she thrusts out her hand,” repeating some of the vocabulary introduced in the last verse.

[31:20]  ² tn The first word of the eleventh line begins with כּ (kaf), the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.