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Proverbs 22:7

World English Bible

The rich rule over the poor.
The borrower is servant to the lender.

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Proverbs 22:7 in other translations

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Proverbs 22:7 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 22:7 in context

  1. 5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked:
    whoever guards his soul stays from them.
  2. 6Train up a child in the way he should go,
    and when he is old he will not depart from it.
  3. 7The rich rule over the poor.
    The borrower is servant to the lender.
  4. 8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
    and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
  5. 9He who has a generous eye will be blessed;
    for he shares his food with the poor.