Proverbs 22:7-9
New International Version - UK
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,
and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
9 The generous will themselves be blessed,
for they share their food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:7-9
New International Version
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7-9
King James Version
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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Proverbs 22:7-9
New King James Version
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:8 trouble
- Proverbs 22:9 Lit. good
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