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Is “The borrower is slave to the lender” in the Bible?
Yes. “The borrower is slave to the lender” is in the Bible, at Proverbs 22:7. It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Proverbs 22:7.
It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
The verse
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
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What it means there
The first half says the rich rule over the poor. The proverb is not a law against borrowing. It is a plain warning that debt puts one person under another’s power. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is Shakespeare, not Scripture.
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Is “The borrower is slave to the lender” in the Bible?
Yes. “The borrower is slave to the lender” is in the Bible, at Proverbs 22:7. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
Where in the Bible is “The borrower is slave to the lender”?
In Proverbs 22:7. In the Lumin Translation, Proverbs 22:7 reads: “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.”
Who said “The borrower is slave to the lender”?
It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
What does “The borrower is slave to the lender” mean in the Bible?
The first half says the rich rule over the poor. The proverb is not a law against borrowing. It is a plain warning that debt puts one person under another’s power. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is Shakespeare, not Scripture.
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