Proverbs 19:4-7
New International Version
4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
Proverbs 19:4-7
King James Version
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
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Proverbs 19:4-7
New Living Translation
4 Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
nor will a liar escape.
6 Many seek favors from a ruler;
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
7 The relatives of the poor despise them;
how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
their friends are gone.
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