15 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;(A)
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

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15 The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth,
    but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.

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20 A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,(A)
but there are many who love the rich.(B)

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20 The poor person is shunned by his neighbor,
    but many are the friends of the wealthy.

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23 The poor man pleads,(A)
but the rich one answers roughly.(B)

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23 The poor person pleads for mercy,
    but the wealthy man responds harshly.

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19 Better a poor man who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

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The Priorities of Life Contrasted

19 A poor man who walks blamelessly is better
than a fool who speaks perversely.

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Wealth attracts many friends,(A)
but a poor man is separated from his friend.

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Wealth brings many friends,
    but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

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All the brothers of a poor man hate him;(A)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,(B)
but they are not there.[a]

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 19:7 Hb uncertain

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.

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17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,(A)
and He will give a reward to the lender.[a](B)

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 19:17 Lit to him

17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord
    the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.

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22 What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar.(A)

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22 Human beings long for grace,
    and it’s better to be poor than a man of deceit.

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13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.(A)

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13 Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor
    will also cry himself, but he won’t be answered.

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The rich and the poor have this in common:[a]
the Lord made them both.[b](A)

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 22:2 Lit poor meet
  2. Proverbs 22:2 Lit all

The rich and the poor have this in common—
    the Lord created both of them.

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The rich rule over the poor,(A)
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.(B)

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The wealthy rule over the poor,
    and anyone who borrows is a slave to the lender.

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16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.(A)

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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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