Proverbs 22:7
Modern Translations
New International Version
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

New Living Translation
Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.

English Standard Version
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

Berean Study Bible
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

New American Standard Bible
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

NASB 1995
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.

NASB 1977
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

Amplified Bible
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Christian Standard Bible
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

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

Good News Translation
Poor people are slaves of the rich. Borrow money and you are the lender's slave.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A rich person rules poor people, and a borrower is a slave to a lender.

International Standard Version
The wealthy rule over the poor, and anyone who borrows is a slave to the lender.

NET Bible
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

New King James Version
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

King James 2000 Bible
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

New Heart English Bible
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

World English Bible
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

American King James Version
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

American Standard Version
The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

A Faithful Version
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Darby Bible Translation
The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.

English Revised Version
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Webster's Bible Translation
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The ryche ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruaunt to the lender.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The rich ruleth the poore, and ye borower is seruaunt to ye lender.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The rich rules over the poor, "" And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender.

Young's Literal Translation
The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant is the borrower to the lender.

Smith's Literal Translation
The rich one will rule over the poor, and he borrowing, a servant to the man lending.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A rich man will be authorized by the poor and the Servant will lend to him who was his lender.

Lamsa Bible
The rich shall be ruled by the poor, and the servant shall loan to his former lender.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.
















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