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Proverbs 28:8
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Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interestcollects it for one who is kind to the poor.
He who increases his wealth by excessive interest Gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
One who increases his wealth by interest of any kind, Collects it for one who is gracious to the poor.
Some people get rich by overcharging others, but their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor.
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury (excessive interest) Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.
He who increases his wealth by excessive interest Gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
He that increaseth his riches by vsurie and interest, gathereth them for him that will be mercifull vnto the poore.
He who increases his wealth by interest and usuryGathers it for him who is gracious to the lowly.
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for another, who will be kind to the poor.
If you make money by charging high interest rates, you will lose it all to someone who cares for the poor.
He who increases his wealth by charging exorbitant interest amasses it for someone who will bestow it on the poor.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.
If you get rich by charging high interest rates, your wealth will go to someone who is kind to the poor.
He who increases his wealth by usury and unjust means shall leave it for him who is kind to the poor.
If you get rich by charging interest and taking advantage of people, your wealth will go to someone who is kind to the poor.
He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
He who multiplies his wealth by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him who pities the weak.
Who so increaseth his riches by vautage & wynnynge, let him gather them to helpe the poore withall.
He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.
He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.
He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.
He that by vsurie and vniust gaine increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that wil pity the poore.
He that by vsurie and vniust gaynes gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pitie the poore.
He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
He that augmenteth his substance by usury and increase, gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.
He that gaderith togidere richessis bi vsuris, and fre encrees, gaderith tho togidere ayens pore men.
He that augments his substance by interest and increase, Gathers it for him that has pity on the poor.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.
One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.
Income from charging high interest rates will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
He who gets money by being paid much for the use of it, gathers it for him who will be kind to the poor.
One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.
He that increaseth his substance by interest and profit, for one ready to favour the poor, doth gather it.
He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor.
He who augments his wealth by interest and increase gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that by: Proverbs 13:22, Job 27:16, Job 27:17, Ecclesiastes 2:26
unjust gain: Heb. by increase, Leviticus 25:36, Ezekiel 18:8, Ezekiel 18:13, Ezekiel 18:17
pity: Proverbs 19:7, 2 Samuel 12:6
Reciprocal: Exodus 22:25 - General Leviticus 11:34 - General Leviticus 25:14 - General Esther 8:1 - give the house Job 30:25 - was Proverbs 11:24 - that scattereth Proverbs 13:11 - Wealth Proverbs 19:17 - that hath Proverbs 20:21 - but Isaiah 23:18 - for them Jeremiah 17:11 - he that Ezekiel 18:7 - hath given Ezekiel 22:13 - thy dishonest Luke 12:20 - then 1 Peter 3:8 - pitiful
Cross-References
So Isaac called in Jacob and blessed him. Then he ordered him, "Don't take a Caananite wife. Leave at once. Go to Paddan Aram to the family of your mother's father, Bethuel. Get a wife for yourself from the daughters of your uncle Laban.
When Samuel heard their demand—"Give us a king to rule us!"—he was crushed. How awful! Samuel prayed to God .
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance,.... By biting and oppressing the poor; letting him have money at an exorbitant interest, and goods at an exorbitant price, and so increases his substance in this scandalous manner; hence usury is in Leviticus 25:36, called "increase", and by the Greeks τοκος, a "birth", because money is the birth of money, as Aristotle e observes; and so by the Latins "foenus", as if it was "foetus" f, "a birth". The word for usury here signifies biting; and so usury, with classical writers g, is said to bite; and while it increases the substance of the usurer, it lessens and devours that of others;
he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor; not for himself, nor for his posterity; but for such, though not intentionally but eventually, as will make a good use of it, and distribute it to the necessities of the poor. The meaning is, that things should be so overruled by the providence of God, that what such an avaricious man gets in his dishonest way should not be enjoyed by him or his; but should be taken out of his hands, and put into the hands of another, that will do good with it, by showing mercy to the poor; see
Job 27:16.
e Politic. l. 1. c. 10. f A. Gell. Noct. Attic. l. 16. c. 12. g Plauti Pseudolos, Act. 4. Sc. 7. v. 23, 24. "Habet argentum jam admordere hune mihi lubet", Lucan. l. 1. v. 131. "Vorax usura."
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Unjust gain - Omit “unjust:” “usury and gain” make up the notion of “gain derived from usury.” Ill-gotten gains do not prosper, after a time they pass into hands that know how to use them better.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 28:8. He that by usury - increaseth his substance — By taking unlawful interest for his money; lending to a man in great distress, money, for the use of which he requires an exorbitant sum. O that the names of all those unfeeling, hard-hearted, consummate villains in the nation, who thus take advantage of their neighbour's necessities to enrich themselves, were published at every market cross; and then the delinquents all sent to their brother savages in New Zealand. It would be a happy riddance to the country.
