Proverbs 28:3

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ A poor man that oppresseth the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

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  • Matt 18:28-30 : 28 ‹But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took› [him] ‹by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.› 29 ‹And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.› 30 ‹And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.›

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