Proverbs 28:8

New International Version

Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:6

He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

Psalm 72:13

He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

Exodus 22:25

“If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.

Proverbs 13:22

A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 14:21

It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

Proverbs 14:31

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Proverbs 19:7

The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ezekiel 18:13

He lends at interest and takes a profit. Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.

Ezekiel 18:17

He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor and takes no interest or profit from them. He keeps my laws and follows my decrees. He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live.

Ezekiel 18:8

He does not lend to them at interest or take a profit from them. He withholds his hand from doing wrong and judges fairly between two parties.

Leviticus 25:36

Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.