Proverbs 28:3
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.”Proverbs 28:3
What Does Proverbs 28:3 Mean?
Proverbs 28:3 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 28, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 28:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 18:28“But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.”Proverbs 22:16“He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.”Ecclesiastes 4:1“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”Leviticus 25:14“And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:”Judges 6:4“And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.”Job 20:10“His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.”Job 37:6“For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.”Proverbs 30:14“There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.”Ezekiel 19:7“And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.”Proverbs 30:22“For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;”
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