Proverbs 28:8
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.”Proverbs 28:8
What Does Proverbs 28:8 Mean?
Proverbs 28:8 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 28, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Poverty & Wealth.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 28:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 13:22“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.”Ecclesiastes 2:26“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.”Proverbs 19:17“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.”Job 27:16“Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;”Proverbs 11:24“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.”Proverbs 13:11“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”Job 27:17“He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.”Proverbs 20:21“An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.”Exodus 22:25“If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.”Leviticus 25:36“Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.”1 Peter 3:8“Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:”Jeremiah 17:11“As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.”Ezekiel 18:17“That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.”Luke 12:20“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”Proverbs 14:31“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.”Ezekiel 18:8“He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,”Ezekiel 18:13“Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.”Proverbs 19:7“All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.”Leviticus 11:34“Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.”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:”
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