Proverbs 22:7

Geneva Bible (1560)

The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:23 : 23 The poore speaketh with prayers: but the rich answereth roughly.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But ye haue despised the poore. Doe not the riche oppresse you by tyrannie, and doe not they drawe you before the iudgement seates?
  • Jas 5:1 : 1 Go to nowe, ye rich men: weepe, and howle for your miseries that shall come vpon you.
  • Jas 5:4 : 4 Behold, the hire of ye labourers, which haue reaped your fieldes (which is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth, and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of hostes.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1 : 1 And one of the wiues of the sonnes of the Prophets cryed vnto Elisha, saying, Thy seruant mine husbande is dead, and thou knowest, that thy seruant did feare the Lord: and the creditour is come to take my two sonnes to bee his bondmen.
  • Neh 5:4-5 : 4 There were also that said, We haue borowed money for the Kings tribute vpon our landes and our vineyardes. 5 And nowe our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, and our sonnes as their sonnes: and lo, we bring into subiection our sonnes and our daughters, as seruants, and there be of our daughters nowe in subiection, and there is no power in our handes: for other men haue our landes and our vineyardes.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He that oppresseth the poore, reprooueth him that made him: but hee honoureth him, that hath mercie on the poore.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.
  • Prov 22:22 : 22 Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.
  • Isa 24:2 : 2 And there shalbe like people, like Priest, and like seruaunt, like master, like maide, like mistresse, like bier, like seller, like lender, like borower, like giuer, like taker to vsurie.
  • Amos 2:6 : 6 Thus sayth the Lord, For three transgressions of Israel, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they solde the righteous for siluer and the poore for shooes.
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Heare this worde, ye kine of Bashan that are in the mountaine of Samaria, which oppresse the poore, & destroy the needie, and they say to their masters, Bring, and let vs drinke.
  • Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Forasmuch then as your treading is vpon the poore, and yee take from him burdens of wheate, ye haue built houses of hewen stone, but ye shal not dwel in them: ye haue plated pleasant vineyards, but ye shal not drinke wine of them. 12 For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mightie sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take rewards, & they oppresse the poore in ye gate.
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Heare this, O yee that swallowe vp the poore, that ye may make the needie of the lande to fayle,
  • Amos 8:6 : 6 That we may buy the poore for siluer, and the needie for shooes: yea, and sell the refuse of the wheate.
  • Matt 18:25 : 25 And because he had nothing to pay, his Lord commanded him to be solde, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and the dette to be payed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
    79%

    16Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17He that hath mercy vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lorde: and the Lorde will recompense him that which he hath giuen.

  • Prov 22:8
    75%

    8He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.

  • Exod 22:25
    75%

    25If thou lende money to my people, that is, to the poore with thee, thou shalt not bee as an vsurer vnto him: yee shall not oppresse him with vsurie.

  • Isa 24:2
    75%

    2And there shalbe like people, like Priest, and like seruaunt, like master, like maide, like mistresse, like bier, like seller, like lender, like borower, like giuer, like taker to vsurie.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7The Lord maketh poore and maketh rich: bringeth lowe, and exalteth.

    8He raiseth vp ye poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger fro the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherite the seate of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lordes, and he hath set the world vpon them.

  • Prov 28:8
    75%

    8He that increaseth his riches by vsurie and interest, gathereth them for him that will be mercifull vnto the poore.

  • Deut 15:6
    74%

    6For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee, as he hath promised thee: and thou shalt lend vnto many nations, but thou thy selfe shalt not borow, and thou shalt reigne ouer many nations, & they shall not reigne ouer thee.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

    8A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.

  • Prov 22:2
    74%

    2The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.

    22For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.

  • Prov 22:6
    74%

    6Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

  • Deut 28:44
    73%

    44He shall lend thee, and thou shalt not lend him: he shalbe the head, & thou shalt be ye tayle.

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23The poore speaketh with prayers: but the rich answereth roughly.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31He that oppresseth the poore, reprooueth him that made him: but hee honoureth him, that hath mercie on the poore.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15As a roaring lyon, and an hungry beare, so is a wicked ruler ouer the poore people.

    16A prince destitute of vnderstanding, is also a great oppressour: but hee that hateth couetousnes, shall prolong his dayes.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3A poore man, if he oppresse the poore, is like a raging raine, that leaueth no foode.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11The riche man is wise in his owne conceite: but the poore that hath vnderstanding, can trie him.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The riche mans goodes are his strong citie: but the feare of the needie is their pouertie.

  • Lam 5:8
    72%

    8Seruants haue ruled ouer vs, none would deliuer vs out of their hands.

  • Prov 12:24
    71%

    24The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then hee that peruerteth his wayes, though he be riche.

  • Prov 29:21
    71%

    21He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from youth, at length he will be euen as his sone.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.

  • Deut 28:12
    71%

    12The Lorde shall open vnto thee his good treasure, euen the heauen to giue rayne vnto thy kind in due season, and to blesse all the worke of thine handes: and thou shalt lende vnto many nations, but shalt not borow thy selfe.

  • Prov 22:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.

    27If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?

  • Prov 28:22
    70%

    22A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.

  • Matt 24:47
    70%

    47Verely I say vnto you, he shall make him ruler ouer all his goods.

  • Isa 3:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5The people shalbe oppressed one of another, and euery one by his neighbour: the children shall presume against the ancient, and the vile against the honourable.

    6When euery one shall take holde of his brother of the house of his father, and say, Thou hast clothing: thou shalt bee our prince, and let this fall be vnder thine hand.

  • Prov 14:20
    70%

    20The poore is hated euen of his own neighbour: but the friendes of the rich are many.

  • Prov 10:4
    70%

    4A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.

  • Prov 10:22
    70%

    22The blessing of the Lorde, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.

  • Ps 37:26
    70%

    26But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.

  • Eccl 10:7
    69%

    7I haue seene seruants on horses, and princes walking as seruants on the ground.

  • Ps 41:1
    69%

    1To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that iudgeth wisely of the poore: the Lord shal deliuer him in ye time of trouble.

  • Prov 13:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.

    23Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

  • Lev 25:43
    69%

    43Thou shalt not rule ouer him cruelly, but shalt feare thy God.

  • Lev 25:53
    69%

    53He shalbe with him yeere by yeere as an hired seruant: he shall not rule cruelly ouer him in thy sight.

  • Lev 25:37
    69%

    37Thou shalt not giue him thy money to vsurie, nor lende him thy vitailes for increase.

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27He that giueth vnto the poore, shall not lacke: but he that hideth his eyes, shall haue many curses.

  • Deut 24:12
    69%

    12Furthermore if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge,

  • Eccl 5:13
    69%

    13(5:12) There is an euill sickenes that I haue seene vnder the sunne: to wit, riches reserued to the owners thereof for their euill.

  • Prov 22:22
    69%

    22Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.