Proverbs 22:16
He [who] is oppressing the poor to multiply his [riches], || Is giving to the rich—only to want.
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In Context
15Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, || The rod of discipline puts it far from him.
17Incline your ear, and hear words of the wise, || And set your heart to my knowledge,
Cross References
Job 20:19For he oppressed—he forsook the poor, || He has taken a house away violently, || And he does not build it.
Proverbs 14:31An oppressor of the poor reproaches his Maker, || And whoever is honoring Him || Is favoring the needy.
Proverbs 28:3A man—poor and oppressing the weak, || [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
Micah 2:2And they have desired fields, || And they have taken violently, || And houses, and they have taken away, || And have oppressed a man and his house, || Even a man and his inheritance.
Luke 6:33and if you do good to those doing good to you, what grace is it to you? For also the sinful do the same;
Luke 16:24and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed 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 →