Cross references
Proverbs 22:16
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich
will surely lead to poverty.
Proverbs 22:16 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 22:22–23 (9 votes) and James 2:13 (8 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Leviticus 25 to James 5.
Which verses does Proverbs 22:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 22:22–239 votes
Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
- James 2:138 votes
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Psalm 12:57 votes
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
- James 5:1–56 votes
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. …
- Luke 14:12–145 votes
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, …
- Proverbs 14:314 votes
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- Proverbs 28:34 votes
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
- Luke 6:33–354 votes
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. …
- Job 20:19–293 votes
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure. …
- Proverbs 28:223 votes
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
- Micah 2:2–32 votes
- Zechariah 7:9–142 votes
- Luke 16:242 votes
Which verses point to Proverbs 22:16?
The 10 strongest of 13.