Proverbs 22:16 NLT/NIV - Online Parallel Bible
| New Living Translation (NLT) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 16 A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty. | 16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty. |
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