Proverbs 22:16
One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Cross References
Job 20:19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor blasphemeth his Maker; but he that is gracious unto the needy honoureth Him.
Proverbs 28:3A poor man that oppresseth the weak is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Micah 2:2And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away; thus they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
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 →