Proverbs: Wealth by Exorbitant Interest
on Sunday, June 10, 2018Proverbs Bible Money Quote saying those who overcharge for the use of money will be stripped of the wealth they gain and benefit the poor. Proverbs 28:8 said:
“He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor” — Proverbs 28:8
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This verse from Proverbs is providing a caution against accumulating wealth through exploitative or excessive interest on loans. It suggests that anyone who enriches themselves by charging exorbitantly high rates of interest on money lent will not ultimately keep that wealth for themselves, since God will ensure it ends up assisting “the poor” instead.
The verse implies that wealth gained through unjust means like predatory lending at very high interest rates is not a legitimate form of profit and accumulation, and such ill-gotten riches will not remain in the hands of the greedy lender but will ultimately benefit the disadvantaged instead as a form of divine justice.