Proverbs 22:16

The one who oppresses poor people to increase his wealth, 1 or gives to rich people, will come to poverty. 1

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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

15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, 1 but the rod of discipline drives it far away. 1

17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise 1 and apply your heart to my knowledge, 1

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Cross References

Job 20:19For he has oppressed and neglected poor people; 1 he has violently taken away houses that he did not build. 1

Proverbs 14:31The one who oppresses the poor curses his Maker, 1 but the one who shows favor to the needy honors him. 1

Proverbs 28:3A poor person who oppresses other poor people 1 is like a beating rain that leaves no food. 1

Micah 2:2They desire fields and seize them; 1 they desire houses and take them. 1 They oppress a man and his house, 1 a man and his inheritance. 1

Luke 6:33If you do good only to people who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

Luke 16:24So he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish 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 →

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