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Solomon names a hard economic reality in Proverbs 22:7: The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender's slave (v. 7). The verse describes the world as it is.
The rich rules over the poor is observation, not endorsement. Solomon names the way wealth tends to translate into power over those who lack it. He does not call the arrangement just; he calls it real. The verse warns the poor about how quickly economic shortage becomes social subordination.
The borrower becomes the lender's slave. The man who borrows places himself, in some real sense, under the man who lent. The lender now has standing to demand, schedule, and pressure. Solomon repeatedly warns against being entangled in another man's debt (Proverbs 6:1-5; 11:15). The verse is sober counsel for anyone tempted to solve a present need by signing away future freedom.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 22:7 Meaning
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