World English Bible
Proverbs 22:16
“Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 22
14
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under Yahweh's wrath will fall into it.
15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
17
Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.