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 is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
Proverbs 14:31
An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
Proverbs 18:23
With supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.
Amos 2:6
Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their selling for silver the righteous, And the needy for a pair of sandals.
Amos 4:1
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, Who are in the mountain of Samaria, Who are oppressing the poor, Who are bruising the needy, Who are saying to their lords: 'Bring in, and we do drink.'
Amos 5:11
Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.
Amos 8:4
Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,
James 2:6
and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
James 5:1
Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you;
The borrower
2 Kings 4:1
And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, 'Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'
Nehemiah 5:4
And there are who are saying, 'We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, on our fields, and our vineyards;
Isaiah 24:2
And it hath been -- as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting it on himself.
Matthew 18:25
and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.