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 King James Version
15 The (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 14:20
World English Bible
20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
but the rich person has many friends.
Proverbs 14:20
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:20 Lit. many are the lovers of the rich
Proverbs 18:23
World English Bible
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18:23
New King James Version
23 The poor man uses entreaties,
But the rich answers (A)roughly.
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 King James Version
The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life
19 Better (A)is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:4
World English Bible
4 Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4
New King James Version
4 (A)Wealth makes many friends,
But the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:7
World English Bible
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
New King James Version
7 (A)All the brothers of the poor hate him;
How much more do his friends go (B)far from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they [a]abandon him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 Lit. are not
Proverbs 19:17
World English Bible
17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
he will reward him.
Proverbs 19:17
New King James Version
17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 19:22
World English Bible
22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
A poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
New King James Version
22 What is desired in a man is [a]kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Lit. lovingkindness
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 King James Version
13 (A)Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be heard.
Proverbs 22:2
World English Bible
2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
Yahweh is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:2
New King James Version
Proverbs 22:7
World English Bible
7 The rich rule over the poor.
The borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
New King James Version
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant 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 King James Version
16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
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