Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 22:7
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Berean Standard Bible
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
King James Version
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
World English Bible
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
American Standard Version
The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 22
5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays 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 rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
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