Proverbs 22:7

New American Bible - revised edition

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:1

A certain woman, the widow of one of the guild prophets, cried out to Elisha: “My husband, your servant, is dead. You know that he revered the Lord, yet now his creditor has come to take my two children into servitude.”

Proverbs 14:31

Those who oppress the poor revile their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor implore, but the rich answer harshly.

Proverbs 22:16

Oppressing the poor for enrichment, giving to the rich: both are sheer loss.

Proverbs 22:22

Do not rob the poor because they are poor, nor crush the needy at the gate;

Isaiah 24:2

People and priest shall fare alike: servant and master, Maid and mistress, buyer and seller, Lender and borrower, creditor and debtor.

Amos 2:6

Thus says the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and now four— I will not take it back— Because they hand over the just for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals;

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who live on the mount of Samaria: Who oppress the destitute and abuse the needy; Who say to your husbands, “Bring us a drink!”

Amos 8:4

Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land:

Amos 8:6

We will buy the destitute for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals; even the worthless grain we will sell!”

Matthew 18:25

Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt.

James 2:6

But you dishonored the poor person. Are not the rich oppressing you? And do they themselves not haul you off to court?

James 5:1

Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.

James 5:4

Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.