Proverbs 22:7
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
- KJV
- The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
- WEB
- The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
- ASV
- The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
- DARBY
- The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.
- BLB
- A rich one rules over the poor, and one borrowing [is] a servant to the man lending.
- ÅB
- Den rike hersker over de fattige, og låntageren blir långiverens slave.
- OTB
- De med rikdom har myndighet over de med mindre, og de som låner er i en tjenesteposisjon til sine långivere.
- B1930
- Den rike hersker over de fattige, og låntageren blir långiverens træl.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 4:1
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
Read in contextMatthew 18:25
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Read in contextProverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Read in contextProverbs 18:23
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Read in contextProverbs 14:31
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Read in contextJames 2:6
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Read in contextProverbs 22:22
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Read in contextJames 5:1
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
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