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Proverbs 22:7

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשׁ֑וֹל וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃

  1. עָ֭שִׁיר'A.shir“a rich [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשִׁיר · “rich” · Strong's H6223
  2. בְּרָשִׁ֣יםbe.ra.Shim“over poor [people]”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רוּשׁ · “be poor” · Strong's H7326
  3. יִמְשׁ֑וֹלyim.Shol“he rules”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָשַׁל · “to rule” · Strong's H4910
  4. וְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.ved“and [is] a servant”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  5. לֹ֝וֶ֗הlo.Veh“a borrower”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from לָוָה · “to borrow” · Strong's H3867B
  6. לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ish“of a person”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  7. מַלְוֶֽה׃mal.Veh“a lender”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from לָוָה · “to borrow” · Strong's H3867B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)