Proverbs 22:16

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.

James 2:13

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

Job 20:19-29

For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

Psalm 12:5

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."

Proverbs 14:31

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Proverbs 28:3

A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

Proverbs 28:22

The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

Micah 2:2-3

They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.

Zechariah 7:9-14

"The Lord who rules over all said, 'Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.

Luke 6:33-35

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

Luke 14:12-14

He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you host a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.

Luke 16:24

So he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.'

James 5:1-5

Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

General references

Bible References

That oppresseth

Proverbs 22:22
Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,
Proverbs 14:31
The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 28:3
A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
Job 20:19
For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.
Psalm 12:5
"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."
Micah 2:2
They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
Zechariah 7:9
"The Lord who rules over all said, 'Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.
James 2:13
For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 5:1
Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.

He that giveth

Luke 6:33
And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
Luke 14:12
He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you host a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.
Luke 16:24
So he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.'

General references

Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.
Deuteronomy 24:14
You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.

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