Proverbs 22:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. | Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty. | He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [one who] oppresses | עֹ֣שֵֽׁק | 'O-shek | H6231 | to oppressעָשַׁק (a.shaq) 1) to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to oppress, wrong, extort 1a2) to oppress 1b) (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed |
| [the] poor | דָּ֭ל | dal | H1800 | poorדַּל (dal) low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low |
| to increase | לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת | le-har-BOT | H7235A | to multiplyרָבָה (ra.vah) 1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things) 1a2) to be or grow great 1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make much, make many, have many 1c1a) to multiply, increase 1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly 1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly 1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much Aramaic equivalent: re.vah (רְבָה "to grow great" H7236) |
| [one who] gives | נֹתֵ֥ן | no-TEN | H5414G | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| to a rich [person] | לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר | le-'a-SHIR | H6223 | richעָשִׁיר (a.shir) adj 1) rich, wealthy n 2) the rich, the wealthy, rich man |
| only | אַךְ־ | 'akh- | H0389 | surelyאַךְ (akh) 1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive) |
| to poverty | לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | le-mach-SOR | H4270 | needמַחְסוֹר (mach.sor) 1) need, poverty, thing needed 1a) need, thing needed 1b) lack, want 1c) need, poverty |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.