Proverbs 22:7

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:23 : 23 A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?
  • Jas 5:1 : 1 Warning to the Rich Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.
  • Jas 5:4 : 4 Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1 : 1 Elisha Helps a Widow and Her Sons Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying,“Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the LORD. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.”
  • Neh 5:4-5 : 4 Then there were those who said,“We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards. 5 And now, though we share the same flesh and blood as our fellow countrymen, and our children are just like their children, still we have found it necessary to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have been subjected to slavery, while we are powerless to help, since our fields and vineyards now belong to other people.”
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.
  • Prov 22:22 : 22 Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,
  • Isa 24:2 : 2 Everyone will suffer– the priest as well as the people, the master as well as the servant, the elegant lady as well as the female attendant, the seller as well as the buyer, the borrower as well as the lender, the creditor as well as the debtor.
  • Amos 2:6 : 6 God Will Judge Israel This is what the LORD says:“Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions– make that four!– I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals.
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands,“Bring us more to drink!”
  • Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted. 12 Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.
  • Amos 8:6 : 6 We’re eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!”
  • Matt 18:25 : 25 Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
    79%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 22:8
    75%

    8The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

  • Exod 22:25
    75%

    25“If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.

  • Isa 24:2
    75%

    2Everyone will suffer– the priest as well as the people, the master as well as the servant, the elegant lady as well as the female attendant, the seller as well as the buyer, the borrower as well as the lender, the creditor as well as the debtor.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.

    8He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes– he bestows on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD– he placed the world on them.

  • Prov 28:8
    75%

    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Deut 15:6
    74%

    6For the LORD your God will bless you just as he has promised; you will lend to many nations but will not borrow from any, and you will rule over many nations but they will not rule over you.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

    8The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.

  • Prov 22:2
    74%

    2The rich and the poor are met together; the LORD is the Creator of them both.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Prov 22:6
    74%

    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

  • Deut 28:44
    73%

    44They will lend to you but you will not lend to them; they will become the head and you will become the tail!

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

    16The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

  • Lam 5:8
    72%

    8Slaves rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their power.

  • Prov 12:24
    71%

    24The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 29:21
    71%

    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Deut 28:12
    71%

    12The LORD will open for you his good treasure house, the heavens, to give you rain for the land in its season and to bless all you do; you will lend to many nations but you will not borrow from any.

  • Prov 22:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts.

    27If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!

  • Prov 28:22
    70%

    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

  • Matt 24:47
    70%

    47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Isa 3:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected.

    6Indeed, a man will grab his brother right in his father’s house and say,‘You own a coat– you be our leader! This heap of ruins will be under your control.’

  • Prov 14:20
    70%

    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

  • Prov 10:4
    70%

    4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

  • Prov 10:22
    70%

    22The blessing from the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

  • Ps 37:26
    70%

    26All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

  • Eccl 10:7
    69%

    7I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.

  • Ps 41:1
    69%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Prov 13:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Lev 25:43
    69%

    43You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God.

  • Lev 25:53
    69%

    53He must be with the one who bought him like a yearly hired worker. The one who bought him must not rule over him harshly in your sight.

  • Lev 25:37
    69%

    37You must not lend him your money at interest and you must not sell him food for profit.

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

  • Deut 24:12
    69%

    12If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.

  • Eccl 5:13
    69%

    13Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

  • Prov 22:22
    69%

    22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,