Proverbs 22:16
"He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want."
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- Proverbs 22:22
"Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:"
Read in chapter → - James 2:13
"For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 12:5
"For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him."
Read in chapter → - James 5:1
"Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you."
Read in chapter → - Luke 14:12
"Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 14:31
"He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor."
Read in chapter → - Luke 6:33
"And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 28:3
"A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food."
Read in chapter → - Job 20:19
"Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;"
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 28:22
"He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him."
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