Proverbs 22:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”

Proverbs 22:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 22:7 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 22:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 22:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 22:7 — World English Bible

Proverbs 22:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 22:7 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 22:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.”

Proverbs 22:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 22:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.”

Proverbs 22:7 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 22:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.”

Proverbs 22:7 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 22:7 in Context — Proverbs 22

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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What Does Proverbs 22:7 Mean?

Proverbs 22:7 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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