Proverbs 22:16

He that falsli chalengith a pore man, to encreesse hise owne richessis, schal yyue to a richere man, and schal be nedi.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

In Context

15Foli is boundun togidere in the herte of a child; and a yerde of chastisyng schal dryue it awey.

17My sone, bowe doun thin eere, and here thou the wordis of wise men; but sette thou the herte to my techyng.

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Cross References

Job 20:19For he brake, and made nakid the hows of a pore man; he rauyschide, and bildide it not.

Proverbs 14:31He that falsli chalengith a nedi man, dispisith his maker; but he that hath merci on a pore man, onourith that makere.

Proverbs 28:3A pore man falsli calengynge pore men, is lijk a grete reyn, wherynne hungur is maad redi.

Luke 6:33And if ye don wel to hem that don wel to you, what grace is to you? synful men don this thing.

Luke 16:24And he criede, and seide, Fadir Abraham, haue merci on me, and sende Lazarus, that he dippe the ende of his fyngur in watir, to kele my tunge; for Y am turmentid in this flawme.

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