Proverbs 19:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“All the brothers of a poor man hate him— how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.”
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“All the brothers of a poor man hate him— how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words--they are not!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 19:7 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 38:11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
- Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
- Psalms 88:8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
- Psalms 88:18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
- Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
- Proverbs 14:20The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
- Proverbs 18:23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
- Proverbs 19:4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
- Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
- Proverbs 27:10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
- Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
- Luke 18:38So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- James 2:6But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
- James 2:15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
- 1 John 3:17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
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