Proverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Proverbs 22:16 in other translations
| BSB | Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty. |
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| WEB | Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty. |
| ASV | He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want. |
| YLT | He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want. |
| DARBY | He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want. |
| BBE | He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need. |
| Webster | He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. |
What does Proverbs 22:16 mean?
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Proverbs 22:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 22:16
- Proverbs 22:22-23
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
- James 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
- Psalms 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
- James 5:1-5
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. …
- Luke 14:12-14
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
- Proverbs 28:3
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- Luke 6:33-35
And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
- Proverbs 14:31
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
- Job 20:19-29
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not; Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. …
- Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
- Luke 16:24
And he 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 tormented in this flame.
- Zechariah 7:9-14
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22,23; 14:31; 28:3; Job 20:19-29; Ps 12:5; Mic 2:2,3; Zec 7:9-14
Jas 2:13; 5:1-5
he that giveth.
Lu 6:33-35; 14:12-14; 16:24
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Context
- Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- Proverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
- Proverbs 22:17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Proverbs 22:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que oprime al pobre para aumentarse él, y que da al rico, ciertamente será pobre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Celui qui opprime le pauvre, ce sera pour l’enrichir; celui qui donne au riche, ce sera pour le faire tomber dans l’indigence. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer den Armen bedrückt, ihm zur Bereicherung ist es; wer dem Reichen gibt, es ist nur zum Mangel. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas, dabit ipse ditiori, et egebit. |