Verse List for PROV 22:16

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OET (OET-RV) Those who oppress the poor or give to the rich, in order to make a profit, ⇔ → will just end up in poverty themselves.

OET-LV one _who_oppresses the_poor to_increase to_him/it one _who_gives to_a _rich_person is_only to_lack.

ULT One oppressing a lowly, one to increase for him, ⇔ one giving to the rich, surely, will be to lack.

UST People who oppress poor people in order to make more money for themselves ⇔  or who give things to rich people in order to become rich will only become poor.

BSB & MSB Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich ⇔  [will] surely lead to poverty.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, ⇔  both come to poverty.

NET The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain ⇔ and the one who gives to the rich – both end up only in poverty.

LSV He [who] is oppressing the poor to multiply his [riches],
Is giving to the rich—only to want.

FBV If you oppress the poor to make yourself rich, or if you're generous to the rich, you'll end up poor yourself.[fn]

T4T ⇔  Those who oppress poor people in order to become rich, ⇔ and those who give a bribe to rich people in order that the rich people will do a favor for them, ⇔  will just lose their money.

LEB • He who oppresses the poor in order to enrich himself,
• or gives to the rich, will come to poverty .[fn]

BBE He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

Moff A man may crush the poor and so be rich, ⇔  but presents to the rich will only make him poor.

JPS One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.

ASV He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, ⇔ And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

DRA He that oppresseth the poor, to increase his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need.

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

Drby He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, [bringeth] only to want.

RV He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, and he that giveth to the rich, cometh only to want.
(He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, and he that giveth/gives to the rich, cometh/comes only to want.)

SLT He oppressing the poor one to increase for himself, he gave to the rich; also to want.

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

KJB-1769 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
(He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth/gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.)

KJB-1611 Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase his riches, and he that giueth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.
(Whoso/Whoever doeth/does a poor man wrong, to increase his own riches and giveth/gives unto the ryche, at the last cometh/comes to poverty himself.)

Gnva Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.
(He that oppresseth the poor to increase himself, and giveth/gives unto the rich, shall surely come to poverty.)

Cvdl Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.
(Whoso/Whoever doeth/does a poor man wrong to increase his own riches, giveth/gives (comoly) unto the rich, and at the last cometh/comes to poverty himself.)

Wycl He that falsli chalengith a pore man, to encreesse hise owne richessis, schal yyue to a richere man, and schal be nedi.
(He that falsli challengeth a poor man, to increase his own riches, shall give to a richere man, and shall be needy.)

Luth Wer dem Armen unrecht tut, daß seines Guts viel werde, der wird auch einem Reichen geben und mangeln.
(Who to_him poor_(one) wrong does, that his goods many become, the/of_the becomes also on sufficiency give and lack.)

ClVg Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas, dabit ipse ditiori, et egebit.][fn]
(Who slandertur the_poor as augeat riches their_own, will_give exactly_that/himself ditiori, and egebit.])

UHB עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְ⁠הַרְבּ֣וֹת ל֑⁠וֹ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝⁠עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְ⁠מַחְסֽוֹר׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὁ συκοφαντῶν πένητα, πολλὰ ποιεῖ τὰ ἑαυτοῦ, δίδωσι δὲ πλουσίῳ ἐπʼ ἐλάσσονι.

BrTr He that oppresses the poor, increases his own substance, yet gives to the rich so as to make it less.