16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:16
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 16
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Oppressingעֹ֣שֵֽׁקH6231Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe poorדָּ֭לH1800Adjective - masculine singularto enrichלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתH7235Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructoneselfל֑וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularor giving giftsנֹתֵ֥ןH5414Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularto the richלְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירH6223Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular[will] surely leadאַךְ־H389Adverbto povertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃H4270Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular