Proverbs 22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
In context
4 By humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, and honour, and life.
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. 7 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. 10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; Yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
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— Proverbs 22:7 in the NIV
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 22:7 in the ESV
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.