New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 28:8
8He who increases his wealth by 1interest and usury Gathers it 2for him who is gracious 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 is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked though he be rich. 7He who keeps the law is a discerning son, But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father. He who increases his wealth by interest and usury Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor. 9He who turns away his ear from listening to the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. 10He who leads the upright astray in an evil way Will himself fall into his own pit, But the blameless will inherit good.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:8 word by word
מַרְבֶּ֣ה ה֭וֹנוֹ בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֑ית לְחוֹנֵ֖ן דַּלִּ֣ים יִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:8
- Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
- Job 27:16Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
- Ecclesiastes 2:26For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is vanity and striving after wind.
- Leviticus 25:36Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you.
- Ezekiel 18:8if he does not lend money on interest or take increase, if he keeps his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between man and man,
- Proverbs 19:7All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
- 2 Samuel 12:6He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion.”
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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