Proverbs 22:7
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- 18 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.
- 19 Or “slave” (so , , , , ). This may refer to the practice in Israel of people selling themselves into slavery to pay off debts (Exod 21:2–7).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The rich will rule over the poor,
and the borrower is a slave of the lender.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The rich ruleth over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
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