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Proverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, [bringeth] only to want.
Proverbs 22:16 · Darby Bible
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Proverbs 22:16 in other translations
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
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In context
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.
15 Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, [bringeth] only to want.
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.
19 That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
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