Proverbs 22:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant `is' the borrower to the lender.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:23 : 23 `With' supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
  • Jas 5:1 : 1 Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon `you';
  • Jas 5:4 : 4 lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;
  • 2 Kgs 4:1 : 1 And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'
  • Neh 5:4-5 : 4 And there are who are saying, `We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, `on' our fields, and our vineyards; 5 and now, as the flesh of our brethren `is' our flesh, as their sons `are' our sons, and lo, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are of our daughters subdued, and our hand hath no might, and our fields and our vineyards `are' to others.'
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
  • Prov 22:22 : 22 Rob not the poor because he `is' poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
  • Isa 24:2 : 2 And it hath been -- as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting `it' on himself.
  • Amos 2:6 : 6 Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their selling for silver the righteous, And the needy for a pair of sandals.
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, Who `are' in the mountain of Samaria, Who are oppressing the poor, Who are bruising the needy, Who are saying to their lords: `Bring in, and we do drink.'
  • Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine. 12 For I have known -- many `are' your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,
  • Amos 8:6 : 6 To purchase with money the poor, And the needy for a pair of sandals, Yea, the refuse of the pure corn we sell.
  • Matt 18:25 : 25 and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
    79%

    16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17Whoso is lending `to' Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

  • Prov 22:8
    75%

    8Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

  • Exod 22:25
    75%

    25`If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

  • Isa 24:2
    75%

    2And it hath been -- as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting `it' on himself.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

    8He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause `them' to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah `are' the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

  • Prov 28:8
    75%

    8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

  • Deut 15:6
    74%

    6for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee as He hath spoken to thee; and thou hast lent `to' many nations, and thou hast not borrowed; and thou hast ruled over many nations, and over thee they do not rule.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth `is' abundant.

    8The ransom of a man's life `are' his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

  • Prov 22:2
    74%

    2Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all `is' Jehovah.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

    22For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

  • Prov 22:6
    74%

    6Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

  • Deut 28:44
    73%

    44he doth lend `to' thee, and thou dost not lend `to' him; he is for head, and thou art for tail.

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23`With' supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15A growling lion, and a ranging bear, `Is' the wicked ruler over a poor people.

    16A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, `Is' a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.

  • Lam 5:8
    72%

    8Servants have ruled over us, A deliverer there is none from their hand.

  • Prov 12:24
    71%

    24The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

  • Prov 29:21
    71%

    21Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, `At' his latter end also he is continuator.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.

  • Deut 28:12
    71%

    12`Jehovah doth open to 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 hast lent to many nations, and thou -- thou dost not borrow.

  • Prov 22:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties `for' burdens.

    27If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

  • Prov 28:22
    70%

    22Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

  • Matt 24:47
    70%

    47verily I say to you, that over all his substance he will set him.

  • Isa 3:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5And the people hath exacted -- man upon man, Even a man on his neighbour, Enlarge themselves do the youths against the aged, And the lightly esteemed against the honoured.

    6When one layeth hold on his brother, `Of' the house of his father, `by' the garment, `Come, a ruler thou art to us, And this ruin `is' under thy hand.'

  • Prov 14:20
    70%

    20Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich `are' many.

  • Prov 10:4
    70%

    4Poor `is' he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 10:22
    70%

    22The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

  • Ps 37:26
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    26All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed `is' for a blessing.

  • Eccl 10:7
    69%

    7I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.

  • Ps 41:1
    69%

    1To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

  • Prov 13:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous `is' the sinner's wealth.

    23Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

  • Lev 25:43
    69%

    43thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.

  • Lev 25:53
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    53as an hireling, year by year, he is with him, and he doth not rule him with rigour before thine eyes.

  • Lev 25:37
    69%

    37thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food;

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

  • Deut 24:12
    69%

    12`And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge;

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.

  • Prov 22:22
    69%

    22Rob not the poor because he `is' poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.