Proverbs 22:16
He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, [and] he who gives to a rich man, [comes] only to want.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
Cross References
Job 20:19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
Proverbs 14:31He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.
Proverbs 28:3A needy man who oppresses the poor is a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
Micah 2:2And they covet fields, and seize them, and houses, and take them away. And they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Luke 6:33And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what credit is for you? For even sinners do the same.
Luke 16:24And having cried out, he said, Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:16
15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. We have here two very sad considerations:— 1. That corruption is woven into our nature. Sin is foolishness; it is contrary both to our right reason and to our true interest. It is in the heart; there is an inward inclination to sin, to speak and act foolishly. It is in the heart of children; they bring it into the world with them; it is what they were shapen and conceived in. It is not only found there, but it… Read the whole commentary →