Proverbs 22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Noyes Bible
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 accordance with his way, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
8He who soweth iniquity shall reap calamity, And the rod of his punishment is prepared.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:31He who oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he who hath mercy on the poor honoreth him.
Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his wealth, And he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Isaiah 24:2As with the people, so is it with the priest; As with the servant, so with the master; As with the maid, so with the mistress; As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the borrower, so with the lender; As with the usurer, so with the giver of usury.
Amos 4:1Hear these words, O ye kine of Bashan, That are on the mountain of Samaria; That oppress the poor; that crush the needy; That say to your master, Bring, and let us drink!
Amos 8:4Hear this, ye that pant to oppress the needy, And to destroy 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 →