Bible verse
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
Proverbs 22:16 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 22.
12 The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
13 The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—
18 for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
19 So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
KJV
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
ASV
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.
ERV
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, and he that giveth to the rich, cometh only to want.
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