Proverbs 22:16
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
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In Context
15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
17Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
Cross References
Job 20:19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up.
Proverbs 14:31He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 28:3A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
Micah 2:2They covet fields and seize them, and houses, then take them away. They oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Luke 6:33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
Luke 16:24He cried 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 →