Proverbs 19:4
World English Bible
4 Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4
New Living Translation
4 Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.
Proverbs 19:6-7
World English Bible
6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler,
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
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 19:6-7
New Living Translation
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.
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 Living Translation
2 The rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord made them both.
Proverbs 22:7
World English Bible
7 The rich rule over the poor.
The borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
New Living Translation
7 Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 23:4-5
World English Bible
4 Don’t weary yourself to be rich.
In your wisdom, show restraint.
5 Why do you set your eyes on that which is not?
For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
Proverbs 23:4-5
New Living Translation
4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit.
5 In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,
for it will sprout wings
and fly away like an eagle.
Proverbs 27:7
World English Bible
7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
New Living Translation
7 A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
Proverbs 28:6
World English Bible
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Proverbs 28:6
New Living Translation
6 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.
Proverbs 28:8
World English Bible
8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest
gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
New Living Translation
8 Income from charging high interest rates
will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:11
World English Bible
11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes;
but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
Proverbs 28:11
New Living Translation
11 Rich people may think they are wise,
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
Proverbs 28:20-22
World English Bible
20 A faithful man is rich with blessings;
but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good;
yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 A stingy man hurries after riches,
and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
Proverbs 28:20-22
New Living Translation
20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
21 Showing partiality is never good,
yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
22 Greedy people try to get rich quick
but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
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