Verse 16
He that oppresseth{H6231} the poor{H1800} to increase{H7235} his [gain], [And] he that giveth{H5414} to the rich,{H6223} [shall come] only to want.{H4270}
Referenced Verses
- Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the oppression{H7701} of the poor,{H6041} because of the sighing{H603} of the needy,{H34} Now will I arise,{H6965} saith{H559} Jehovah;{H3068} I will set{H7896} him in the safety{H3468} he panteth{H6315} for.
- Jas 2:13 : 13 For{G1063} judgment{G2920} [is] without mercy{G448} to him{G4160} that hath showed{G4160} no{G3361} mercy:{G1656} {G2532} mercy{G1656} glorieth against{G2620} judgment.{G2920}
- Jas 5:1-5 : 1 Come{G71} now,{G3568} ye rich,{G4145} weep{G2799} and howl{G3649} for{G1909} your{G5216} miseries{G5004} that are coming upon{G1904} you. 2 Your{G5216} riches{G4149} are corrupted,{G4595} and{G2532} your{G5216} garments{G2440} are{G1096} moth-eaten.{G4598} 3 Your{G5216} gold{G5557} and{G2532} your{G5216} silver{G696} are rusted;{G2728} and{G2532} their{G846} rust{G2447} shall be{G2071} for a testimony{G3142} against{G1519} you,{G5213} and{G2532} shall eat{G5315} your{G5216} flesh{G4561} as fire.{G4442} Ye have laid up your treasure{G2343} in{G1722} the last{G2078} days.{G2250} 4 Behold,{G2400} the hire{G3408} of the laborers{G2040} who{G3588} mowed{G270} your{G5216} fields,{G5561} which is of{G575} you{G5216} kept back by fraud,{G650} crieth{G2896} out: and{G2532} the cries{G995} of them{G3588} that reaped{G2325} have entered{G1525} into{G1519} the ears{G3775} of the Lord{G2962} of Sabaoth.{G4519} 5 Ye have lived delicately{G5171} on{G1909} the earth,{G1093} and{G2532} taken your pleasure;{G5171} ye have nourished{G5142} your{G5216} hearts{G2588} {G5613} in{G1722} a day{G2250} of slaughter.{G4967}
- Job 20:19-29 : 19 For he hath oppressed{H7533} and forsaken{H5800} the poor;{H1800} He hath violently taken away{H1497} a house,{H1004} and he shall not build{H1129} it up. 20 Because he knew{H3045} no quietness{H7961} within him,{H990} He shall not save{H4422} aught of that wherein he delighteth.{H2530} 21 There was nothing{H400} left{H8300} that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity{H2898} shall not endure.{H2342} 22 In the fulness{H4390} of his sufficiency{H5607} he shall be in straits:{H3334} The hand{H3027} of every one that is in misery{H6001} shall come{H935} upon him. 23 When he is about to fill{H4390} his belly,{H990} [God] will cast{H7971} the fierceness{H2740} of his wrath{H639} upon him, And will rain{H4305} it upon him while he is eating.{H3894} 24 He shall flee{H1272} from the iron{H1270} weapon,{H5402} And the bow{H7198} of brass{H5154} shall strike him through.{H2498} 25 He draweth{H8025} it forth, and it cometh out{H3318} of his body;{H1465} Yea, the glittering point{H1300} cometh out{H1980} of his gall:{H4846} Terrors{H367} are upon him. 26 All darkness{H2822} is laid{H2934} up for his treasures:{H6845} A fire{H784} not blown{H5301} [by man] shall devour{H398} him; It shall consume{H3415} that which is left{H8300} in his tent.{H168} 27 The heavens{H8064} shall reveal{H1540} his iniquity,{H5771} And the earth{H776} shall rise up{H6965} against him. 28 The increase{H2981} of his house{H1004} shall depart;{H1540} [His goods] shall flow away{H5064} in the day{H3117} of his wrath.{H639} 29 This is the portion{H2506} of a wicked{H7563} man{H120} from God,{H430} And the heritage{H5159} appointed{H561} unto him by God.{H410}
- Prov 14:31 : 31 He that oppresseth{H6231} the poor{H1800} reproacheth{H2778} his Maker;{H6213} But he that hath mercy{H2603} on the needy{H34} honoreth{H3513} him.
- Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob{H1497} not the poor,{H1800} because he is poor;{H1800} Neither oppress{H1792} the afflicted{H6041} in the gate:{H8179} 23 For Jehovah{H3068} will plead{H7378} their cause,{H7379} And despoil{H6906} of life{H5315} those that despoil{H6906} them.
- Prov 28:3 : 3 A needy{H7326} man{H1397} that oppresseth{H6231} the poor{H1800} Is [like] a sweeping{H5502} rain{H4306} which leaveth no food.{H3899}
- Prov 28:22 : 22 he{H376} that hath an evil{H7451} eye{H5869} hasteth{H926} after riches,{H1952} And knoweth{H3045} not that want{H2639} shall come{H935} upon him.
- Mic 2:2-3 : 2 And they covet{H2530} fields,{H7704} and seize{H1497} them; and houses,{H1004} and take them away:{H5375} and they oppress{H6231} a man{H1397} and his house,{H1004} even a man{H376} and his heritage.{H5159} 3 Therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Behold, against this family{H4940} do I devise{H2803} an evil,{H7451} from which ye shall not remove{H4185} your necks,{H6677} neither shall ye walk{H3212} haughtily;{H7317} for it is an evil{H7451} time.{H6256}
- Zech 7:9-9 : 9 Thus hath Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} spoken,{H559} saying,{H559} Execute{H8199} true{H571} judgment,{H4941} and show{H6213} kindness{H2617} and compassion{H7356} every man{H376} to his brother;{H251} 10 and oppress{H6231} not the widow,{H490} nor the fatherless,{H3490} the sojourner,{H1616} nor the poor;{H6041} and let none of you devise{H2803} evil{H7451} against{H376} his brother{H251} in your heart.{H3824} 11 But they refused{H3985} to hearken,{H7181} and pulled away{H5414} the shoulder,{H3802} and stopped{H3513} their ears,{H241} that they might not hear.{H8085} 12 Yea, they made{H7760} their hearts{H3820} as an adamant stone,{H8068} lest they should hear{H8085} the law,{H8451} and the words{H1697} which Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} had sent{H7971} by his Spirit{H7307} by{H3027} the former{H7223} prophets:{H5030} therefore there came great{H1419} wrath{H7110} from Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635} 13 And it is come to pass that, as he cried,{H7121} and they would not hear,{H8085} so they shall cry,{H7121} and I will not hear,{H8085} said{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts;{H6635} 14 but I will scatter them with a whirlwind{H5590} among all the nations{H1471} which they have not known.{H3045} Thus the land{H776} was desolate{H8074} after{H310} them, so that no man passed through{H5674} nor returned:{H7725} for they laid{H7760} the pleasant{H2532} land{H776} desolate.{H8047}
- Luke 6:33-35 : 33 And{G2532} if{G1437} ye do good{G15} to them that do good{G15} to you,{G5209} what{G4169} thank{G5485} have{G2076} ye?{G5213} for{G1063} even{G2532} sinners{G268} do{G4160} the same.{G846} 34 And{G2532} if{G1437} ye lend{G1155} to them of{G3844} whom{G3739} ye hope{G1679} to receive,{G618} what{G4169} thank{G5485} have{G2076} ye?{G5213} even{G2532} sinners{G268} lend{G1155} to sinners,{G268} to{G2443} receive{G618} again{G2470} as much.{G2470} 35 But{G4133} love{G25} your{G5216} enemies,{G2190} and{G2532} do [them] good,{G15} and{G2532} lend,{G1155} never{G560} despairing;{G3367} {G560} and{G2532} your{G5216} reward{G3408} shall be{G2071} great,{G4183} and{G2532} ye shall be{G2071} sons{G5207} of the Most High:{G5310} for{G3754} he{G846} is{G2076} kind{G5543} toward{G1909} the unthankful{G884} and{G2532} evil.{G4190}
- Luke 14:12-14 : 12 And{G2532} he said{G3004} to him{G846} also{G2532} that{G3588} had bidden him,{G2564} When{G3752} thou makest{G4160} a dinner{G712} or{G2228} a supper,{G1173} call{G5455} not{G3361} thy{G4675} friends,{G5384} nor{G3366} thy{G4675} brethren,{G80} nor{G3366} thy{G4675} kinsmen,{G4773} nor{G3366} rich{G4145} neighbors;{G1069} lest{G3379} haply they{G846} also{G2532} bid{G479} thee{G4571} again,{G479} and{G2532} a recompense{G468} be made{G1096} thee.{G4671} 13 But{G235} when{G3752} thou makest{G4160} a feast,{G1403} bid{G2564} the poor,{G4434} the maimed,{G376} the lame,{G5560} the blind:{G5185} 14 and{G2532} thou{G4671} shalt be{G2071} blessed;{G3107} because{G3754} they have{G2192} not{G3756} [wherewith] to recompense{G467} thee:{G4671} for{G1063} thou shalt be recompensed{G467} in{G1722} the resurrection{G386} of the just.{G1342}
- Luke 16:24 : 24 And{G2532} he{G846} cried{G5455} and said,{G2036} Father{G3962} Abraham,{G11} have mercy{G1653} on me,{G3165} and{G2532} send{G3992} Lazarus,{G2976} that{G2443} he may dip{G911} the tip{G206} of his{G846} finger{G1147} in water,{G5204} and{G2532} cool{G2711} my{G3450} tongue;{G1100} for{G3754} I am in anguish{G3600} in{G1722} this{G3778} flame.{G5395}