Proverbs 22:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:23 : 23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
  • Jas 5:1 : 1 Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.
  • Jas 5:4 : 4 See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1 : 1 Now a certain woman, the wife of one of the sons of the prophets, came crying to Elisha and said, Your servant my husband is dead; and to your knowledge he was a worshipper of the Lord; but now, the creditor has come to take my two children as servants in payment of his debt.
  • Neh 5:4-5 : 4 And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes. 5 But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no power to put a stop to it; for other men have our fields and our vine-gardens.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.
  • Prov 22:22 : 22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:
  • Isa 24:2 : 2 And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it.
  • Amos 2:6 : 6 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have given the upright man for silver, and the poor for the price of two shoes;
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Give ear to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the hill of Samaria, by whom the poor are kept down, and those in need are crushed; who say to their lords, Get out the wine and give us drink.
  • Amos 5:11-12 : 11 So because the poor man is crushed under your feet, and you take taxes from him of grain: you have made for yourselves houses of cut stone, but you will not take your rest in them; the fair vine-gardens planted by your hands will not give you wine. 12 For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Give ear to this, you who are crushing the poor, and whose purpose is to put an end to those who are in need in the land,
  • Amos 8:6 : 6 Getting the poor for silver, and him who is in need for the price of two shoes, and taking a price for the waste parts of the grain.
  • Matt 18:25 : 25 And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
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    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

  • Prov 22:8
    75%

    8 By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

  • Exod 22:25
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    25 If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.

  • Isa 24:2
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    2 And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

    8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

  • Prov 28:8
    75%

    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Deut 15:6
    74%

    6 For the Lord your God will give you his blessing as he has said: you will let other nations have the use of your money, but you will not make use of theirs; you will be rulers over a number of nations, but they will not be your rulers.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
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    7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

    8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

  • Prov 22:2
    74%

    2 The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Prov 22:6
    74%

    6 If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

  • Deut 28:44
    73%

    44 He will let you have his wealth at interest, and will have no need of yours: he will be the head and you the tail.

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

    16 The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

  • Lam 5:8
    72%

    8 Servants are ruling over us, and there is no one to make us free from their hands.

  • Prov 12:24
    71%

    24 The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 29:21
    71%

    21 If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

  • Deut 28:12
    71%

    12 Opening his store-house in heaven, the Lord will send rain on your land at the right time, blessing all the work of your hands: other nations will make use of your wealth, and you will have no need of theirs.

  • Prov 22:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26 Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:

    27 If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.

  • Prov 28:22
    70%

    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Matt 24:47
    70%

    47 Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

  • Isa 3:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5 And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.

    6 When one man puts his hand on another in his father's house, and says, You have clothing, be our ruler and be responsible for us in our sad condition:

  • Prov 14:20
    70%

    20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

  • Prov 10:4
    70%

    4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

  • Ps 37:26
    70%

    26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

  • Eccl 10:7
    69%

    7 I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.

  • Ps 41:1
    69%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 13:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Lev 25:43
    69%

    43 Do not be a hard master to him, but have the fear of God before you.

  • Lev 25:53
    69%

    53 And he will be with him as a servant working for payment year by year; his master is not to be cruel to him before your eyes.

  • Lev 25:37
    69%

    37 Do not take interest on the money which you let him have or on the food which you give him.

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Deut 24:12
    69%

    12 If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;

  • Eccl 5:13
    69%

    13 And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.

  • Prov 22:22
    69%

    22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge: