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Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 22:7 in other translations
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
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In context
4 The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays 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.
7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
10 Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
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