He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches],....
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Proverbs 22:16
Proverbs 22:16
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Proverbs 22 — OverviewProverbs 22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMiscellaneous Maxims.Proverbs 22 — OverviewProverbs 22 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 22 opens with two of the most important statements in wisdom literature: that a good name is worth more than riches, and that God made both the rich and the poor. It then moves through a rich sweep of themes —…Proverbs 22:1-16Proverbs 22:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe theme of the earlier part of the chapter may be said to be the good name: the blessings in the possession of it, and the conditions for the acquirement of it—partly negatively, partly positively, described.Proverbs 22:1-29Proverbs 22:1-29 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONProverbs 22:13-16Proverbs 22:13-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryHindrances to the attainment of a good name
I. SLOTH. (Proverbs 22:13.) It is full of ridiculous excuses here satirized. While a noble energy refuses to own the word "impossible," it is ever on the lips of the…Proverbs 22:16Proverbs 22:16 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis shows what evil courses rich men sometimes take, by which, in the
end, they will impoverish themselves and provoke God, notwithstanding
their abundance, to bring them to want; they oppress the poor and give…