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Proverbs 22:16

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

Proverbs 22:16 WEB

Proverbs 22:16 in the King James Version

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

Context

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

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