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Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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- Proverbs 22:7 sn The proverb is making an observation on life. The synonymous parallelism matches “rule over” with “servant” to show how poverty makes people dependent on, or obligated to, others.
- Proverbs 22:7 tn Or “slave” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). This may refer to the practice in Israel of people selling themselves into slavery to pay off debts (Exod 21:2-7).
Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
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