Proverbs 22:16

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

Cross References (13)

  • Proverbs 22:22–23 (9)

    Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

  • James 5:1–5 (6)

    Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

  • James 2:13 (6)

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

  • Psalms 12:5 (5)

    “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safet

  • Proverbs 28:3 (4)

    A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

  • Luke 6:33–35 (4)

    If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

  • Luke 14:12–14 (4)

    Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brot

  • Job 20:19–29 (3)

    For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.

  • Proverbs 28:22 (3)

    A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

  • Proverbs 14:31 (3)

    Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Zechariah 7:9–14 (2)

    “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.

  • Luke 16:24 (2)

    So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my to

  • Micah 2:2–3 (2)

    They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance