God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 28:8
8Whoever becomes wealthy through ⌞unfair⌟ loans and interest collects them for the one who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
- New King James Version (NKJV)One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.
Context of Proverbs 28:8
6Better to be a poor person who has integrity than to be rich and double-dealing. 7Whoever follows ⌞God’s⌟ teachings is a wise son. Whoever associates with gluttons disgraces his father. Whoever becomes wealthy through ⌞unfair⌟ loans and interest collects them for the one who is kind to the poor. 9Surely the prayer of someone who refuses to listen to ⌞God’s⌟ teachings is disgusting. 10Whoever leads decent people into evil will fall into his own pit, but innocent people will inherit good things.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:8 word by word
מַרְבֶּ֣ה ה֭וֹנוֹ בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֑ית לְחוֹנֵ֖ן דַּלִּ֣ים יִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:8
- Proverbs 13:22Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.
- Job 27:16Though he collects silver like dust and piles up clothing like dirt,
- Ecclesiastes 2:26God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to anyone who pleases him. But to the person who continues to sin, he gives the job of gathering and collecting ⌞wealth⌟. The sinner must turn his wealth over to the person who pleases God. Even this is pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.
- Leviticus 25:36Don’t collect interest or make any profit from him. Fear your God by respecting other Israelites’ lives.
- Ezekiel 18:8He doesn’t lend money for interest or make an excessive profit. He refuses to do evil things, and he judges everyone fairly.
- Proverbs 19:7The entire family of a poor person hates him. How much more do his friends keep their distance from him! When he chases them with words, they are gone.
- 2 Samuel 12:6And he must pay back four times the price of the lamb because he did this and had no pity.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Unjust 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.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8Verse 8 That which is ill got, though it may increase much, will not last long. Thus the poor are repaid, and God is glorified.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The law forbade charging interest on loans to needy Israelites (Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36; Deuteronomy 23:19). The rich were told to lend generously to the poor (Proverbs 3:27–28; 11:24; 28:27; 29:7, 14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. usury ... unjust gain--(Compare Margin). The two terms, meaning nearly the same, may denote excessive interest. God's providence directs the proper use of wealth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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