Proverbs 22:7
“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 22:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Reiche herrscht über den Armen, und der Borgende ist ein Knecht des Leihenden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El rico se enseñoreará de los pobres; y el que toma prestado, siervo es del que empresta.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O rico domina sobre os pobres, e quem toma emprestado é servo daquele que empresta.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os ricos governam sobre os pobres e o que pega emprestado é escravo daquele que lhe empresta.
📖 Proverbs 22:7 in Context
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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