Proverbs 22:7
The ryche ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruaunt to the lender.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
In Context
6Teache a chylde what way he should go: for he shall not leaue it when he is olde.
8He that soweth wickednes, shal reape wickednes: and the rodde of his anger shall fayle.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:31He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but who so honoureth him, hath pitie on the poore.
Proverbs 22:16Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne [riches] and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.
Isaiah 24:2And the priest shalbe as the people, and the maister as the seruaunt, the mistresse lyke the mayde, the seller lyke the byer, he that lendeth vpon vsurie, like him that boroweth vpon vsurie, the creditour as the dettour.
Amos 4:1Heare this worde ye kyne of Basan, that are in the mountaine of Samaria, which oppresse the poore, & destroy the needy, which say to their maisters, Bring and let vs drinke.
Amos 8:4Heare this, O ye that swallow vp the poore, that ye may make the needy of the lande to fayle,
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 →