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

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

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.

And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

He that giveth

And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

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.

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.

General references

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

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: