Proverbs 22:7

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Summary

Proverbs 22:7

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

Rich

The borrower

Bible References

Rich

He oppressing the poor one to increase for himself, he gave to the rich; also to want

He oppressing the poor reproached him making him: and he honoring him compassionated the needy.

The poor one will speak supplications; and the rich one will answer with vehemence.

Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn it back, for their selling the just one for silver and the needy for shoes;

Hear this word, ye heifers of Bashan, which are upon the mountain of Shomeron, oppressing the poor, breaking in pieces the needy, saying to their lords, Bring, and we will drink.

For this, because of your treading upon the poor one, and ye will take away the liftings up of wheat from him: ye built houses of hewn stone, and ye shall not dwell in them; ye planted vineyards of desire and ye shall not drink their wine.

Hear this, ye, panting after the needy, to cause the humble of the, land to cease.

And ye have despised the beggar. Do not the rich bring you into subjection, and draw you before tribunals?

Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you.

The borrower

And one woman from the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband died, and thou knewest that thy servant was fearing Jehovah: and the creditor came to take my two children for servants.

And there are those saying, We borrowed silver for the king's tribute, our fields and our vineyards.

And it was as the people, so the priest; as the servant, so his lord; as the maid, so the mistress; as the buyer, so he selling; as he lending, so the borrower; as be lending on interest, so he exacting interest to him.

And he not having to give back, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children, and all which he had also to be given back.