Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 19:6-7
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6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,
and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
7 All a poor man’s brothers hate him;
how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Proverbs 23:4-5
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4 Do not toil to acquire wealth;
be wise enough to desist.
5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone;
for suddenly it takes to itself wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 27:7
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7 He who is sated loathes honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is perverse in his ways.
Proverbs 28:8
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8 He who augments his wealth by interest and increase
gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:11
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11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
Proverbs 28:20-22
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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good;
but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
22 A miserly man hastens after wealth,
and does not know that want will come upon him.
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