Proverbs 22:16
“Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase his riches, and he that giueth to the rich, shall surely come to want.”
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Proverbs 22:16 Context
14The mouth of strange women is a deepe pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein. 15Foolishnesse is bound in the heart of a child: but the rod of correction shal driue it farre from him. 16Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase his riches, and he that giueth to the rich, shall surely come to want. 17Bow downe thine eare, and heare the words of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge. 18For it is a pleasant thing, if thou keepe them within thee; they shall withall be fitted in thy lippes.
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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.
- King James Version
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, {will} only {come to} poverty.
- New American Standard Version (1995)