King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
Complete Jewish Bible:
The rich rule the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Berean Standard Bible:
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
American Standard Version:
The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
The rich{H6223} ruleth{H4910} over the poor{H7326}, and the borrower{H3867} is servant{H5650} to the lender{H376}{H3867}.
Cross-References (KJV):
2 Kings 4:1
- ¶ Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
Proverbs 14:31
- ¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
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 18:23
- ¶ The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Matthew 18:25
- But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
James 2:6
- But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Proverbs 22:22
- ¶ Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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Commentary for Proverbs 22:7
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6223
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָשִׁיר
Transliteration: ʻâshîyr
Pronunciation: aw-sheer'
Description: from עָשַׁר; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man). - Strong's Number: H4910
There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָשַׁל
Transliteration: mâshal
Pronunciation: maw-shal'
Description: a primitive root; to rule; (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power. - Strong's Number: H7326
There are 24 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רוּשׁ
Transliteration: rûwsh
Pronunciation: roosh
Description: a primitive root; to be destitute; lack, needy, (make self) poor (man). - Strong's Number: H3867
There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לָוָה
Transliteration: lâvâh
Pronunciation: law-vaw'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend; abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er). - Strong's Number: H5650
There are 714 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֶבֶד
Transliteration: ʻebed
Pronunciation: eh'-bed
Description: from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant. - Strong's Number: H376
There are 1507 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִישׁ
Transliteration: ʼîysh
Pronunciation: eesh
Description: contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.