What does Proverbs 22:7 mean?

Proverbs 22:7 highlights themes such as wealth, power, inequality when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 22:7 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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Luke 6:20
Jesus' teaching about the blessedness of the poor contrasts with the power dynamics described in Proverbs.