Cross references
Proverbs 28:16
A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor,
but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
Proverbs 28:16 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Exodus 18:21 (4 votes) and 1 Kings 12:10 (3 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Exodus 18 to Ephesians 5.
Which verses does Proverbs 28:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Exodus 18:214 votes
Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- 1 Kings 12:103 votes
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
- 1 Kings 12:143 votes
and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
- Nehemiah 5:153 votes
The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
- Ecclesiastes 4:13 votes
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
- Isaiah 3:123 votes
Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
- Isaiah 33:15–163 votes
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- Jeremiah 22:15–173 votes
Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him. He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD. …
- Amos 4:12 votes
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”
Which verses point to Proverbs 28:16?
The 10 strongest of 15.