Proverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
KJV
Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas, dabit ipse ditiori, et egebit.
Vulgate
ὁ συκοφαντῶν πένητα πολλὰ ποιεῖ τὰ ἑαυτοῦ· δίδωσιν δὲ πλουσίῳ ἐπ’ ἐλάσσονι.
LXX
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.
ASV
עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְ/הַרְבּ֣וֹת ל֑/וֹ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝/עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ לְ/מַחְסֽוֹר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַךְ
'k
adverb · 158×
דַּלִּ֔ים
dlym
adjective · 47×
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
hrbh
verb · 233×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
ם
m
verb · 34×
מַחְסֽוֹר
mchsvr
noun · 13×
עָשִׁ֣יר
'shyr
adjective · 23×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Tim 6:9 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
- Deut 24:14 — Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
- Jas 2:6 — But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
- Jas 2:13 — For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
- Jas 5:1 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
- Job 20:19 — Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
- Luke 6:33 — And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
- Luke 14:12 — 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
- Luke 14:12 — 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
- Prov 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
- Prov 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
- Prov 22:7 — The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
- Prov 22:22 — Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
- Prov 22:22 — Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
- Prov 28:3 — A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- Ps 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.