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.
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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