Proverbios 22:16

16 El que oprime al pobre para engrandecerse, o da al rico, sólo llegará a la pobreza.

Proverbios 22:16 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 22:16

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches]
By taking away from them the little they have; by keeping back their hire, defrauding them of the just wages of their labours; or by usury and extortion, or any other unjust method, whereby they distress the poor, and enrich themselves; [and] he that giveth to the rich [shall] surely [come] to want:
that gives to those that are richer than he; or that are in greater power and authority, that they may protect him in the possession of his ill gotten riches; yet, after all, it shall not thrive and prosper with him, it will all issue in poverty and want: or, as the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "he shall give to one more rich, and shall want"; he shall be forced to give it to another richer than he, and of greater power, and so shall get nothing by his oppression of the poor; but as he has served the poor, so shall he be served himself, and be brought to beggary and want; see ( Proverbs 21:13 ) .

Proverbios 22:16 In-Context

14 Fosa profunda es la boca de las mujeres extrañas; el que es maldito del SEÑOR caerá en ella.

15 La necedad está ligada al corazón del niño; la vara de la disciplina la alejará de él.

16 El que oprime al pobre para engrandecerse, o da al rico, sólo llegará a la pobreza.

17 Inclina tu oído y oye las palabras de los sabios, y aplica tu corazón a mi conocimiento;

18 porque te será agradable si las guardas dentro de ti, para que estén listas en tus labios.