Lexicon :: Strong's H6223 - ʿāšîr

“The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less than half a shekel when giving the contribution to the LORD to atone for[fn] your lives.

Then he said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before,[fn] because you have not pursued younger men, whether rich or poor.

So the LORD sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him:

There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man could not bring himself to take one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.[fn]

He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;

when he opens his eyes, it is gone.

The daughter of Tyre, the wealthy people,

will seek your favor with gifts.

both low and high,

rich and poor together.

The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;

the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,

but there are many who love the rich.

The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;

in his imagination it is like a high wall.

The poor person pleads,

but the rich one answers roughly.

Rich and poor have this in common:[fn]

the LORD makes them all.

The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,

and giving to the rich ​— ​both lead only to poverty.

Better the poor person who lives with integrity

than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[fn]

A rich person is wise in his own eyes,

but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep.

The fool is appointed to great heights,

but the rich remain in lowly positions.

Do not curse the king even in your thoughts,

and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom,

for a bird of the sky may carry the message,

and a winged creature may report the matter.

He was assigned a grave with the wicked,

but he was with a rich man at his death,

because he had done no violence

and had not spoken deceitfully.

“ ‘This is what the LORD says:

The wise person should not boast in his wisdom;

the strong should not boast in his strength;

the wealthy should not boast in his wealth.

“For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,

and its residents speak lies;

the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.