15 The (A)rich person’s wealth is his [a]fortress,
The (B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 10:15 Lit strong city

15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city:
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

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20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor;
But the rich hath many friends.

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23 A (A)poor person utters pleadings,
But a (B)rich person (C)answers defiantly.

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23 The poor useth entreaties;
But the rich answereth roughly.

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On Life and Conduct

19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips

19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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(A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor person is separated from his friend.

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Wealth addeth many friends;
But [a]the poor is separated from his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 19:4 Or, the friend of the poor separateth himself from him

All the brothers of a poor person hate him;
How much more do his (A)friends abandon him!
He (B)pursues them with words, but they are [a]gone.

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  1. Proverbs 19:7 Lit not

All the brethren of the poor do hate him:
How much more do his friends go far from him!
[a]He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

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  1. Proverbs 19:7 Or, He pursueth after words, which are nought

17 One who (A)is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his [a](B)good deed.

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  1. Proverbs 19:17 Or benefits

17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah,
And his good deed will he pay him again.

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22 What is desirable in a person is his [a]kindness,
And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.

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  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or loyalty

22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness;
And a poor man is better than a liar.

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13 One who (A)shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor
Will also call out himself, and not be (B)answered.

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13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,
He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

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The rich and the poor [a]have a common bond,
The Lord is the (A)Maker of them all.

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  1. Proverbs 22:2 Lit meet together

The rich and the poor meet together:
Jehovah is the maker of them all.

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The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

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The rich ruleth over the poor;
And the borrower is servant to the lender.

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16 One (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, (B)will only come to poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 22:16 Lit much

16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain,
And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

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