Proverbs 10:15
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15 The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth,
but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor person is shunned by his neighbor,
but many are the friends of the wealthy.
Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor person pleads for mercy,
but the wealthy man responds harshly.
Proverbs 19:1
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The Priorities of Life Contrasted
19 A poor man who walks blamelessly is better
than a fool who speaks perversely.
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 19:7
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7 All the relatives of a poor person shun him—
how much more do his friends avoid him!
Though he runs after them pleading,
they aren’t around.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord—
the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.
Proverbs 19:22
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22 Human beings long for grace,
and it’s better to be poor than a man of deceit.
Proverbs 21:13
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13 Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor
will also cry himself, but he won’t be answered.
Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and the poor have this in common—
the Lord created both of them.
Proverbs 22:7
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7 The wealthy rule over the poor,
and anyone who borrows is a slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself
and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy
will yield only loss.
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