Proverbs 22:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The poor are ruled by the rich, and those who borrow are slaves of moneylenders.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:1

One day the widow of one of the LORD's prophets said to Elisha, “You know that before my husband died, he was a follower of yours and a worshipper of the LORD. But he owed a man some money, and now that man is on his way to take my two sons as his slaves.”

Proverbs 14:31

If you ill-treat the poor, you insult your Creator; if you are kind to them, you show him respect.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor must beg for help, but the rich can give a harsh reply.

Proverbs 22:16

Cheat the poor to make profit or give gifts to the rich— either way you lose.

Proverbs 22:22

Don't take advantage of the poor or cheat them in court.

Isaiah 24:2

including ordinary people and priests, slaves and slave owners, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, the rich and the poor.

Amos 2:6

The LORD said: I will punish Israel for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They sell honest people for money, and the needy are sold for the price of sandals.

Amos 4:1

You women of Samaria are fat cows! You ill-treat and abuse the poor and needy, then you say to your husbands, “Bring us more drinks!”

Amos 8:4

You people crush those in need and wipe out the poor.

Amos 8:6

and mix dust in the grain. Those who are needy and poor don't have any money. We will make them our slaves for the price of a pair of sandals.”

Matthew 18:25

But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.

James 2:6

You ill-treat the poor. But isn't it the rich who boss you around and drag you off to court?

James 5:1

You rich people should cry and weep! Terrible things are going to happen to you.

James 5:4

You refused to pay the people who worked in your fields, and now their unpaid wages are shouting out against you. The Lord All-Powerful has heard the cries of the workers who harvested your crops.