Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
In context
5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays 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 rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 22:7 · 口語訳聖書富める者は貧しき者を治め、借りる者は貸す人の奴隷となる。한국어 · 잠언 22:7 · 개역한글부자는 가난한 자를 주관하고 빚진 자는 채주의 종이 되느니라Español · Proverbios 22:7 · Reina-Valera (1909)El rico se enseñoreará de los pobres; y el que toma prestado, siervo es del que empresta.Português · Provérbios 22:7 · Bíblia Livre (2018)O rico domina sobre os pobres, e quem toma emprestado é servo daquele que empresta.
