Proverbs 19:4
Modern English Version
4 Wealth makes many friends,
but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
Proverbs 19:4
New King James Version
4 (A)Wealth makes many friends,
But the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:6-7
Modern English Version
6 Many will entreat the favor of the prince,
and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of the poor hate him;
how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words,
yet they abandon him.
Proverbs 19:6-7
New King James Version
6 Many entreat the favor of the nobility,
And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
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 22:2
Modern English Version
2 The rich and poor have this in common,
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:2
New King James Version
Proverbs 22:7
Modern English Version
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and 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 23:4-5
Modern English Version
Saying Eight
4 Do not labor to be rich;
cease from your own wisdom.
5 Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 23:4-5
New King James Version
4 (A)Do not overwork to be rich;
(B)Because of your own understanding, cease!
5 [a]Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:5 Lit. Will you cause your eyes to fly upon it and it is not?
Proverbs 27:7
Modern English Version
7 The full soul loathes a honeycomb,
but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
New King James Version
7 A satisfied soul [a]loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:7 tramples on
Proverbs 28:6
Modern English Version
6 Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness
than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 28:6
New King James Version
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 28:8
Modern English Version
8 He who by usury and unjust gain increases his substance
will gather it for him who will pity the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
New King James Version
8 One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion
Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.
Proverbs 28:11
Modern English Version
11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit,
but the poor who has understanding searches him out.
Proverbs 28:11
New King James Version
11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding searches him out.
Proverbs 28:20-22
Modern English Version
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but he who makes haste to be rich will not be innocent.
21 To show partiality is not good,
because for a morsel of bread that man will transgress.
22 He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye,
and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:20-22
New King James Version
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
(A)But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that (D)poverty will come upon him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Lit. recognize faces
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