Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The rich one will rule over the poor, and he borrowing, a servant to the man lending.

New American Standard Bible

The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

International Standard Version

The wealthy rule over the poor, and anyone who borrows is a slave to the lender.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Amplified


The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Bible in Basic English

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

Darby Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

The Emphasized Bible

The rich, over the poor, beareth rule, - and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עשׁיר 
`ashiyr 
Usage: 23

משׁל 
Mashal 
Usage: 81

over the poor
רוּשׁ 
Ruwsh 
Usage: 24

and the borrower
לוה 
Lavah 
Usage: 26

is servant
עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

6 Straiten to a youth upon the mouth of his way, also when he shall grow old he will not depart from it. 7 The rich one will rule over the poor, and he borrowing, a servant to the man lending. 8 He sowing iniquity shall reap vanity, and the rod of his wrath shall be finished.

Cross References

James 2:6

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

Proverbs 18:23

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

2 Kings 4:1

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.

Nehemiah 5:4-5

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

Proverbs 14:31

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

Proverbs 22:16

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

Proverbs 22:22

Thou shalt not strip the poor because he is poor: and thou shalt not crush the humble in the gate.

Isaiah 24:2

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.

Amos 2:6

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;

Amos 4:1

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.

Amos 5:11-12

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.

Amos 8:4

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

Amos 8:6

To buy the poor with silver, and the needy for shoes; and we will sell the refuse of the grain.

Matthew 18:25

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.

James 5:1

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

James 5:4

Behold, the hire of laborers having reaped your farms, withheld by you, cries out, and the cries of the reapers have entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

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