Proverbs 22:7
The rich, over the poor, beareth rule,—and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
In Context
8He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:4And there were others who were saying, We have borrowed silver, for the king’s tribute,—[upon] our lands and our vineyards.
Proverbs 14:31The oppressor of the poor, hath reproached his Maker, but he that sheweth favour to the needy, is one who, holdeth Him in honour.
Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor, to make increase for himself, giving to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Isaiah 24:2And it shall be—As the people, so, the priest, As the servant, so his lord, As the maid, so, her mistress,—As the buyer, so, the seller, As the lender, so, the borrower, As the debtor, so! his creditor.
Amos 4:1Hear ye this word, ye heifers of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,—who say to their lords, Bring in, and let us drink!
Amos 8:4Hear this, ye who pant after the needy, and to make an end of the oppressed 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 →