Proverbs 10:15
World English Bible
15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 10:15
New International Version
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
but the rich person has many friends.
Proverbs 14:20
New International Version
20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.(A)
Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18:23
New International Version
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 19:1
World English Bible
19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
New International Version
19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)
Proverbs 19:4
World English Bible
4 Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4
New International Version
4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(A)
Proverbs 19:7
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7 All the relatives of the poor shun him:
how much more do his friends avoid him!
He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
Proverbs 19:7
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Proverbs 19:17
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17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
he will reward him.
Proverbs 19:17
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Proverbs 19:22
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22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
A poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
New International Version
22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
better to be poor than a liar.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
Proverbs 21:13
World English Bible
13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor,
he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 21:13
New International Version
Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
Yahweh is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:2
New International Version
2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)
Proverbs 22:7
World English Bible
7 The rich rule over the poor.
The borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
New International Version
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
World English Bible
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,
both come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:16
New International Version
16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
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