Proverbs 22:16 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁶He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Proverbs 22:16 —

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Proverbs 22:22-23
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: …
Psalms 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
James 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Luke 14:12-14
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. …
Luke 6:33-35
And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. …

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities Alms Avarice Beggars Capital and Labor Covetousness Cupidity Deceit

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 16)

This shows what evil courses rich men sometimes take, by which, in the end, they will impoverish themselves and provoke God, notwithstanding their abundance, to bring them to want; they oppress the poor and give to the rich. 1. They will not in charity relieve the poor, but withhold from them, that by saving that which is really the best, but which they think the most needless part of their expens…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 16)

16. These two vices pertain to the same selfish feeling. Both are deservedly odious to God and incur punishment.