Proverbs 22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
In Context
6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.
Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.
Isaiah 24:2And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.
Amos 4:1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.
Amos 8:4Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor 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 →