16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich — only to want.


In Context

13 The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

14 A deep pit is the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

16 He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich — only to want.

17 Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

18 For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

Proverbs 22:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich-both come to poverty. Sayings of the Wise

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He that oppresseth the poor, to in- crease his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain , And he that giveth to the rich,'shall come only to want.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, and he that giveth to the rich, cometh only to want.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.