Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.Proverbs 22:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת ל֑וֹ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃
- עֹ֣שֵֽׁק'O.shek“[one who] oppresses”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשַׁק · “to oppress” · Strong's H6231
- דָּ֭לdal“[the] poor”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from דַּל · “poor” · Strong's H1800
- לְהַרְבּ֣וֹתle.har.Bot“to increase”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
- ל֑וֹlo“for himself”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten“[one who] gives”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.Shir“to a rich [person]”Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשִׁיר · “rich” · Strong's H6223
- אַךְ־'akh-“only”Adverb · from אַךְ · “surely” · Strong's H0389
- לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃le.mach.Sor“to poverty”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַחְסוֹר · “need” · Strong's H4270
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)