Proverbs 22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
In Context
6It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old he will not depart from it.
8He that soweth iniquity shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:4And others said: Let us borrow money for the king's tribute, and let us give up our fields and vineyards:
Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor, upbraideth his Maker: but he that hath pity on the poor, honoureth him.
Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor, to in- crease his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need.
Isaiah 24:2And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest: and as with the servant, so with his master: as with the handmaid, so with her mistress: as with the buyer, so with the seller: as with the lender, so with the borrower: as with him that calleth for his money, so with him that oweth.
Amos 4:1Hear this word, ye fat kine that are in the mountains of Samaria: you that oppress the needy, and crush the poor: that say to your masters: Bring, and we will drink.
Amos 8:4Hear this, you that crush the poor, and make the needy of the land to fail,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:7
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Here is, 1. A great duty enjoined, particularly to those that are the parents and instructors of children, in order to the propagating of wisdom, that it may not die with them: Train up children in that age of vanity, to keep them from the sins and snares of it, in that learning age, to prepare them for what they are designed for. Catechise them; initiate them; keep them under discipline. Train them as soldiers, who are… Read the whole commentary →