Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Rich
The borrower
Bible References
Rich
Proverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Proverbs 14:31
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 18:23
The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Amos 2:6
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away their punishment: because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
Amos 4:1
Hear this word, ye heifers of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
Amos 5:11
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Amos 8:4
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
James 2:6
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment-seats?
James 5:1
Come now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
The borrower
2 Kings 4:1
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant feared the LORD: and the creditor hath come to take to him my two sons to be bond-men.
Nehemiah 5:4
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
Isaiah 24:2
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.
Matthew 18:25
But as he had not ability to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.