Proverbs 22:16

English Standard Version 2016

Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Cross References

James 2:13

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

Psalm 12:5

“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.”

Proverbs 28:3

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

Proverbs 14:31

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

Luke 16:24

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.’

Proverbs 28:22

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

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