Proverbs 22:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, And he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ He who oppresses the poor to get gain for himself and he who gives to the rich–both will surely come to want.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Oppressing the poor to get rich and giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.

Proverbs 22:16 Cross References

James 2:13

For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

Psalm 12:5

“Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now rise up,” says the Lord; “I will place them in the safety for which they long.”

Proverbs 28:3

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

Proverbs 14:31

Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.

Luke 16:24

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, for I am in agony in these flames.’

Proverbs 28:22

The miser is in a hurry to get rich and does not know that loss is sure to come.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.