All the brothers of a poor man hate him;(A)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,(B)
but they are not there.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:7 Hb uncertain

17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,(A)
and He will give a reward to the lender.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:17 Lit to him

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