Proverbs 22:7
King James Version (KJV)
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
World English Bible (WEB)
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7 Cross References
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
