Proverbs 22:16

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Summary

Proverbs 22:16

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

That oppresseth

He that giveth

Luke 6:33

Luke 14:12

Luke 16:24

General references

Leviticus 25:14

Deuteronomy 24:14

Bible References

That oppresseth

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.

For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he did not build.

"Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."

They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.

"Thus says the LORD of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,

For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.

He that giveth

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.

And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.'

General references

And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

"You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns.