Proverbs 22:7
ContextNETBible | The rich rule over 1 the poor, and the borrower is servant 2 to the lender. |
NIV © biblegateway Pro 22:7 |
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. |
NASB © biblegateway Pro 22:7 |
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. |
NLT © biblegateway Pro 22:7 |
Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender. |
MSG © biblegateway Pro 22:7 |
The poor are always ruled over by the rich, so don't borrow and put yourself under their power. |
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 22:7 |
The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 22:7 |
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. |
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 22:7 |
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. |
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NETBible | The rich rule over 1 the poor, and the borrower is servant 2 to the lender. |
NET Notes |
1 sn The proverb is making an observation on life. The synonymous parallelism matches “rule over” with “servant” to show how poverty makes people dependent on, or obligated to, others. 2 tn Or “slave” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). This may refer to the practice in Israel of people selling themselves into slavery to pay off debts (Exod 21:2-7). |