Proverbs 22:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”

Proverbs 22:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 22:7 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 22:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 22:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.”

Proverbs 22:7 — World English Bible

Proverbs 22:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 22:7 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 22:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.”

Proverbs 22:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 22:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.”

Proverbs 22:7 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 22:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Proverbs 22:7 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 22:7 in Context — Proverbs 22

5 [Há] espinhos e ciladas no caminho do perverso; quem cuida de sua alma deve ficar longe de [tal caminho] .

6 Instrui ao menino em seu caminho, e até quando envelhecer, não se desviará dele.

7 O rico domina sobre os pobres, e quem toma emprestado é servo daquele que empresta.

8 Aquele que semeia perversidade colherá sofrimento; e a vara de sua ira se acabará.

9 Quem tem olhos bondosos será abençoado, porque deu de seu pão ao pobre.

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What Does Proverbs 22:7 Mean?

Proverbs 22:7 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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