Proverbs 28:8

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Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
  • Lev 25:36 : 36 Do not take interest or profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.
  • Exod 22:25 : 25 If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
  • Prov 19:7 : 7 All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 To the person who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, He gives the task of gathering and storing wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
  • Ezek 18:8 : 8 He does not lend at interest or take a profit; he withholds his hand from injustice and judges fairly between parties.
  • Ezek 18:13 : 13 He lends at interest and takes a profit. Will such a person live? He will not! Because he has committed all these abominations, he will surely be put to death, and his blood will be on his own head.
  • Ezek 18:17 : 17 He refrains from harming the poor, does not lend at interest or take a profit, and obeys my rules and walkthroughs my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father's sins; he will surely live.
  • 2 Sam 12:6 : 6 He must pay back four times the price of the lamb because he did such a thing and had no pity!
  • Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothes like clay, 17 he may prepare it, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide his silver.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
    83%

    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 19:17
    80%

    17Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 28:22
    78%

    22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 14:31
    78%

    31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Prov 28:27
    78%

    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 13:11
    76%

    11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

    20A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 28:3
    76%

    3A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

  • Ezek 18:8
    76%

    8He does not lend at interest or take a profit; he withholds his hand from injustice and judges fairly between parties.

  • Prov 28:6-7
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    75%

    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

    7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

  • Prov 11:24
    75%

    24One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.

  • Ezek 18:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, looks to idols, and does detestable things,

    13He lends at interest and takes a profit. Will such a person live? He will not! Because he has committed all these abominations, he will surely be put to death, and his blood will be on his own head.

  • Prov 22:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

    8Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.

    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Prov 21:13
    74%

    13Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • Prov 28:11
    74%

    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Exod 22:25
    74%

    25If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.

  • Prov 17:5
    74%

    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

  • Hab 2:6
    74%

    6Will not all these take up a taunt against him, with mocking sayings and riddles? They will say, "Woe to him who amasses what is not his! How long will this go on? And who weighs himself down with stolen goods?"

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

    21Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  • Prov 10:15
    74%

    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Amos 8:4
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    4Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land,

  • Prov 29:7
    73%

    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Prov 1:19
    73%

    19Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Job 20:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it.

    19For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build.

  • Ps 37:21
    73%

    21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • Ps 15:5
    73%

    5Who does not lend money at interest or accept a bribe against the innocent. The one who does these things will never be shaken.

  • Luke 12:21
    73%

    21So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 28:16
    73%

    16A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 15:27
    73%

    27Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 28:9
    73%

    9If anyone turns away his ear from listening to the law, even his prayer is detestable.

  • Prov 11:28
    72%

    28Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 18:23
    72%

    23The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.

  • Job 20:10
    72%

    10His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will return his wealth.

  • Prov 21:26
    72%

    26All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

  • Prov 19:4
    72%

    4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is abandoned by their friends.

  • Lev 25:37
    72%

    37You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food for profit.

  • Hab 2:9
    72%

    9Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity!

  • Jer 22:13
    72%

    13Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor.

  • Eccl 5:13
    72%

    13Or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children, there is nothing left for them to inherit.