Proverbios 22:16

16 El que oprime al pobre para aumentarse él, y que da al rico, ciertamente será pobre

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 Sima profunda es la boca de las extrañas; aquel contra el cual estuviere el SEÑOR airado, caerá en ella

15 La locura está ligada en el corazón del niño; mas la vara de la corrección la hará alejar de él

16 El que oprime al pobre para aumentarse él, y que da al rico, ciertamente será pobre

17 Inclina tu oído, y oye las palabras de los sabios, y pon tu corazón a mi sabiduría

18 porque es cosa deleitable, si las guardares en tus entrañas; y que juntamente sean ordenadas en tus labios