Proverbs 22:7
A rich man ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the man that lendeth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
In Context
8He that soweth injustice will reap wrong-doing; and the rod of God's wrath will not fail.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:4And others there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and vineyards.
Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor blasphemeth his Maker; but he that is gracious to the needy honoreth him.
Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, [must at length] give to the rich, and come only to want.
Isaiah 24:2And it shall be with the people as with the priest; with the servant as with his master; with the bondwoman as with her mistress; with the buyer as with the seller; with the lender as with the borrower; with the debtor as with his creditor.
Amos 4:1Hear this word, O ye cows of Bashan, that are on the mount of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their lords, Bring, and let us drink.
Amos 8:4Hear this, O ye that are greedy to swallow the needy, and to ruin the poor of the land,
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 →