Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 22:16"

Proverbs 22:16

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16 A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
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