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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Income from charging high interest rates will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />One who increases his wealth by interest <i>of any kind,</i> Collects it for one who is gracious to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury, Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury Gathers it for him who is gracious to the lowly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury (excessive interest) Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest collects it for one who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest collects it for one who is kind to the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you make money by charging high interest rates, you will lose it all to someone who cares for the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He that augmenteth his substance by usury and increase, gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whoever becomes wealthy through [unfair] loans and interest collects them for the one who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you get rich by charging interest and taking advantage of people, your wealth will go to someone who is kind to the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever gains wealth by charging exorbitant interest collects it for someone who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, "" Gathers it for one favoring the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever piles up riches by usury and profit gathers them for him who will give freely to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whoever amasses wealth by interest and overcharge gathers it for the one who is kind to the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by usury and unjust means shall leave it for him who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He that increases his property by contract and from usury will leave it to him that shows mercy upon the poor.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He that increases his wealth by usuries and <i>unjust</i> gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/28-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5743" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm">The Boldness of the Righteous</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: mar·beh (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">He who increases</a> <a href="/hebrew/1952.htm" title="1952: hō·w·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Wealth, sufficiency. From the same as huwn in the sense of 'own; wealth; by implication, enough.">his wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5392.htm" title="5392: bə·ne·šeḵ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Interest, usury. From nashak; interest on a debt.">by interest</a> <a href="/hebrew/8636.htm" title="8636: ū·ḇə·ṯar·bīṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Increment, interest, usury. From rabah; multiplication, i.e. Percentage or bonus in addition to principal.">and usury</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: yiq·bə·ṣen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">lays it up</a> <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm" title="2603: lə·ḥō·w·nên (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">for one who is kind</a> <a href="/hebrew/1800.htm" title="1800: dal·lîm (Adj-mpc) -- Dangling, weak, thin. From dalal; properly, dangling, i.e. weak or thin.">to the poor.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15-21</a></span><br />And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” / Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10-11</a></span><br />He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. / When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Jeremiah 17:11</a></span><br />Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Habakkuk 2:6-7</a></span><br />Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’ / Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Luke 16:9-13</a></span><br />I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings. / Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. / So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a></span><br />Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-11.htm">Proverbs 13:11</a></span><br />Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12-13</a></span><br />In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. / Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">Matthew 19:23-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. / Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16-17</a></span><br />Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay, / what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm">Proverbs 22:16</a></span><br />Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.</p><p class="hdg">that by</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22</a></b></br> A good <i>man</i> leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner <i>is</i> laid up for the just.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16,17</a></b></br> Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:26</a></b></br> For <i>God</i> giveth to a man that <i>is</i> 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 <i>him that is</i> good before God. This also <i>is</i> vanity and vexation of spirit.</p><p class="hdg">unjust gain or by increase</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36</a></b></br> Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-8.htm">Ezekiel 18:8,13,17</a></b></br> He <i>that</i> hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, <i>that</i> hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, … </p><p class="hdg">pity</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/19-7.htm">Proverbs 19:7</a></b></br> All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth <i>them with</i> words, <i>yet</i> they <i>are</i> wanting <i>to him</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-6.htm">2 Samuel 12:6</a></b></br> And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Amasses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">Excessive</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Favouring</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-11.htm">Gathereth</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-11.htm">Gathers</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-21.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-25.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-3.htm">Greater</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-5.htm">Increases</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-5.htm">Increaseth</a> <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-7.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-17.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Multiplying</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-6.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-4.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-27.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Usury</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-6.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/12-21.htm">Amasses</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Excessive</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-21.htm">Favouring</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-26.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Gathereth</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Gathers</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-6.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-12.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-9.htm">Greater</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-28.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-16.htm">Increases</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-16.htm">Increaseth</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-11.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-2.htm">Multiplying</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-10.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-11.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-3.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Usury</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-11.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">general observations of impiety and integrity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He who increases his wealth by interest and usury</b><br>In ancient Israel, the practice of charging interest, especially excessive interest (usury), was often viewed negatively. The Mosaic Law explicitly prohibited Israelites from charging interest to their fellow countrymen (<a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25</a>, <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35-37</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/23-19.htm">Deuteronomy 23:19-20</a>). This prohibition was rooted in the idea of community and mutual support among God's people. The practice of usury was seen as exploiting the vulnerable, particularly the poor, who might be forced to borrow out of necessity. In the broader biblical context, this phrase warns against the accumulation of wealth through unjust means, reflecting a broader biblical theme that God values justice and righteousness over material gain (<a href="/proverbs/11.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a>, <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>).<p><b>lays it up for one who is kind to the poor</b><br>This phrase suggests a divine reversal where wealth gained through unjust means will ultimately benefit those who are righteous and compassionate. The Bible frequently emphasizes God's concern for the poor and His desire for His people to care for them (<a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a>, <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a>). The idea that wealth will be transferred to the righteous aligns with the biblical principle that God blesses those who are generous and kind-hearted (<a href="/proverbs/22-9.htm">Proverbs 22:9</a>, <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-9</a>). This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, though rich, became poor for our sake, so that through His poverty, we might become rich (<a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">2 Corinthians 8:9</a>). The ultimate fulfillment of this principle is seen in the Kingdom of God, where the last will be first, and the meek will inherit the earth (<a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a>, <a href="/matthew/19-30.htm">Matthew 19:30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wealth_accumulator.htm">The Wealth Accumulator</a></b><br>This person is characterized by gaining wealth through interest and usury, which implies exploiting others financially.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kind_benefactor.htm">The Kind Benefactor</a></b><br>This individual is the eventual recipient of the wealth accumulated by the first person. They are noted for their kindness to the poor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The Poor</a></b><br>Representing those in need, the poor are the focus of the benefactor's kindness and generosity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_ethics_of_wealth_accumulation.htm">The Ethics of Wealth Accumulation</a></b><br>The Bible warns against gaining wealth through unethical means such as excessive interest and usury. Believers are called to consider the impact of their financial practices on others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_redistribution.htm">God's Justice and Redistribution</a></b><br>God’s justice ensures that wealth gained through exploitation will ultimately benefit those who are righteous and kind to the poor. This reflects a divine redistribution that aligns with God’s values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_generosity.htm">The Call to Generosity</a></b><br>Christians are encouraged to be generous and kind, especially to the poor. This aligns with the character of God and His commands throughout Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Believers should trust that God will provide for their needs as they act justly and generously, rather than relying on unethical financial practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_stewardship.htm">The Role of Stewardship</a></b><br>Christians are stewards of the resources God has given them. They should use their wealth to bless others, particularly those in need, reflecting God’s love and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_proverbs_28_8_relate_to_banks.htm">How does “whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit” (Proverbs 28:8) align with modern banking systems that seem beneficial yet charge interest? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_christians_use_credit_cards.htm">Should Christians use credit cards?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_teachings_of_1_and_2_clement.htm">Should we avoid owing anything to anyone?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_prima_scriptura_mean.htm">What is the Bible's view on prosperity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">He that by usury . . . increaseth his substance.</span>--See above on <a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm" title="My son, if you be surety for your friend, if you have stricken your hand with a stranger,">Proverbs 6:1</a>.<p><span class= "bld">He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.</span>--The "pound" is taken from him who knows not how to use it (<a href="/luke/19-24.htm" title="And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that has ten pounds.">Luke 19:24</a>), and given to one who does. (Comp. <a href="/1_samuel/15-28.htm" title="And Samuel said to him, The LORD has rent the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, that is better than you.">1Samuel 15:28</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance.</span> "Usury" (<span class="accented">neshek</span>) is interest on money lent taken in money; "unjust gain" (<span class="accented">tarbith</span>) is interest taken in kind, as if a man, having lent a bushel of corn, exacted two bushels in return. All such transactions were forbidden by the Law of Moses, at any rate between Israelites (see <a href="/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36, 37</a>, "Thou shalt not give thy brother thy money upon usury (<span class="accented">neshek</span>), nor lend him thy victuals for increase [<span class="accented">marbith</span>, equivalent to <span class="accented">tarbith</span>, which is used in ver. 36] "). Septuagint, <span class="greek">Μετὰ τόκων καὶ πλεονασμῶν</span>, "With interest and usury." (For censure of usury, see <a href="/psalms/109-11.htm">Psalm 109:11</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Ezekiel 18:13</a>; and, contrast <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Psalm 15:5</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/18-8.htm">Ezekiel 18:8</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.</span> He shall never enjoy it himself, and shall fall into the hands of one who will hake a better use of it (see on Proverbs 22:16; and comp <a href="/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22</a>; <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16</a>, etc.). In our Lord's parable the pound is taken from one who made no good use of it and is given to a more profitable servant (<a href="/luke/19-24.htm">Luke 19:24</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/28-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He who increases</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְבֶּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mar·beh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֭וֹנוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1952.htm">Strong's 1952: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wealth, sufficiency</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by interest</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ne·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5392.htm">Strong's 5392: </a> </span><span class="str2">Interest on a, debt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and usury</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתַרְבִּ֑ית</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯar·bîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8636.htm">Strong's 8636: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multiplication, percentage, bonus in addition to principal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lays it up for another,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·bə·ṣen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather, collect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who will be kind</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחוֹנֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥō·w·nên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the poor.</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּלִּ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(dal·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1800.htm">Strong's 1800: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dangling, weak, thin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/28-8.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 28:8 He who increases his wealth by excessive (Prov. 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