16 Oppressing 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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Oppressing עֹ֣שֵֽׁק H6231 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the poor דָּ֭ל H1800 Adjective - masculine singular to enrich לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת H7235 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct oneself ל֑וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular or giving gifts נֹתֵ֥ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular to the rich לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר H6223 Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular [will] surely lead אַךְ־ H389 Adverb to poverty לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ H4270 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular