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Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7 · World English 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, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
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In context
4 The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever 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. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
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