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Proverbs 22:7

American Standard Version

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

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Proverbs 22:7 in other translations

The rich rule over the poor.
The borrower is servant to the lender.

Proverbs 22:7 · World English Bible

Proverbs 22:7 in context

  1. 5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
  2. 6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
  3. 7The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
  4. 8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
  5. 9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.