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Proverbs 19:4
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Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many friends,
but the poor are left friendless.(A)
Proverbs 19:4
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Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(A)
Proverbs 19:4
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Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
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Proverbs 19:6-7
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Proverbs 19:6-7
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6 Many seek the favor of the generous,
and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.(A)
7 If the poor are hated even by their kin,
how much more are they shunned by their friends!
When they call after them, they are not there.[a](B)
Footnotes
- 19.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 19:6-7
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Proverbs 19:6-7
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Proverbs 19:6-7
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Proverbs 19:6-7
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6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7 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.
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Proverbs 22:2
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Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:2
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Proverbs 22:2
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2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)
Proverbs 22:2
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Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
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Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.(A)
Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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Proverbs 23:4-5
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Proverbs 23:4-5
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4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
be wise enough to desist.(A)
5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone,
for suddenly it takes wings to itself,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 23:4-5
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Proverbs 23:4-5
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Proverbs 23:4-5
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Proverbs 23:4-5
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4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
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Proverbs 27:7
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Proverbs 27:7
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7 The sated appetite spurns honey,
but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.(A)
Proverbs 27:7
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Proverbs 27:7
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7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
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Proverbs 27:7
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7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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8 One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.(A)
Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
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Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich is wise in self-esteem,
but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.(A)
Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich are wise in their own eyes;
one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
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