Proverbs 22:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Rich people have authority over poor people. People who borrow money have to serve those who lend it to them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The rich rule over the poor. The one who borrows is a slave to the one who lends.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

A rich person rules poor people, and a borrower is a slave to a lender.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is the slave of the lender.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Rich people rule over those who are poor. Borrowers are slaves to lenders.

English NIV

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

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

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

If you borrow money with interest, you’ll end up serving the interests of your creditors, for the rich rule over the poor.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

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

English Tyndale 1537

The rich ruleth the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Proverbs 22:7 — Compare Translations