Proverbs 22:7

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:23 : 23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
  • Jas 5:1 : 1 Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
  • Jas 5:4 : 4 Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1 : 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 Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.
  • Neh 5:4-5 : 4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute [upon] our fields and our vineyards. 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage [already] : neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.
  • Prov 22:22 : 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
  • Isa 24:2 : 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 creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.
  • Amos 2:6 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes--
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.
  • Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him 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 the wine thereof. 12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins--ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate [from their right] .
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
  • Amos 8:6 : 6 that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
  • Matt 18:25 : 25 But forasmuch as he had not [wherewith] to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 22:16
    79%

    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

  • Prov 22:8
    75%

    8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

  • Exod 22:25
    75%

    25If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

  • Isa 24:2
    75%

    2And 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 creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

    8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.

  • Prov 28:8
    75%

    8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

  • Deut 15:6
    74%

    6For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

    8The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

  • Prov 22:2
    74%

    2The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

    22For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

  • Prov 22:6
    74%

    6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Deut 28:44
    73%

    44He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15[ As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.

    16The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; [But] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Lam 5:8
    72%

    8Servants rule over us: There is none to deliver us out of their hand.

  • Prov 12:24
    71%

    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 29:21
    71%

    21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Deut 28:12
    71%

    12Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

  • Prov 22:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.

    27If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

  • Prov 28:22
    70%

    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Matt 24:47
    70%

    47Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

  • Isa 3:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.

    6When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand;

  • Prov 14:20
    70%

    20The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

  • Prov 10:4
    70%

    4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 10:22
    70%

    22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

  • Ps 37:26
    70%

    26All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

  • Eccl 10:7
    69%

    7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

  • Ps 41:1
    69%

    1[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

  • Prov 13:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Lev 25:43
    69%

    43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

  • Lev 25:53
    69%

    53As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.

  • Lev 25:37
    69%

    37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Deut 24:12
    69%

    12And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;

  • Eccl 5:13
    69%

    13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

  • Prov 22:22
    69%

    22Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: