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Proverbs 22:16
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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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Proverbs 22:17
Proverbs 22:16 in Other Translations
KJV
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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
ESV
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Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
NLT
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A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
MSG
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Exploit the poor or glad-hand the rich - whichever, you'll end up the poorer for it. The Thirty Precepts of the Sages Don't Move Back the Boundary Lines
CSB
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Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich-both lead only to poverty.
Proverbs 22:16 In-Context
14
The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the LORD’s wrath falls into it.
15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
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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Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
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for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
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