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Proverbs 22:16
Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
What does it mean, exactly, that one will "only come to poverty"?
It certainly doesn't mean that one will come to poverty while still among the living as many oppressors die at a ripe old age and with significant wealth.
Does it mean that such people will go to Hell? Well, the verse doesn't say that, at least not exactly.
Let me share my interpretation. Such people will pay a price for their actions by "coming to poverty" in the hereafter. They will do without in the hereafter. They will watch from afar as God's people gorge themselves on the riches of Heaven.
Mathew 20:16 seems to affirm my interpretation, or so I believe. Here is the verse:
English Standard Version
So the last will be first, and the first last
Again, it does not say that the first will go to Hell; it says they will be "last". So, while others enjoy Heaven's riches, those who were first on Earth will have to "wait" to enjoy such things, which would surely be the same people mentioned in Proverbs 22:16.
Insightful feedback is welcome and appreciated.
Proverbs 22:16
Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
What does it mean, exactly, that one will "only come to poverty"?
It certainly doesn't mean that one will come to poverty while still among the living as many oppressors die at a ripe old age and with significant wealth.
Does it mean that such people will go to Hell? Well, the verse doesn't say that, at least not exactly.
Let me share my interpretation. Such people will pay a price for their actions by "coming to poverty" in the hereafter. They will do without in the hereafter. They will watch from afar as God's people gorge themselves on the riches of Heaven.
Mathew 20:16 seems to affirm my interpretation, or so I believe. Here is the verse:
English Standard Version
So the last will be first, and the first last
Again, it does not say that the first will go to Hell; it says they will be "last". So, while others enjoy Heaven's riches, those who were first on Earth will have to "wait" to enjoy such things, which would surely be the same people mentioned in Proverbs 22:16.
Insightful feedback is welcome and appreciated.