Proverbs 10:15
Lexham English Bible
15 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength;
the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 10:15
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15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.(A)
Proverbs 14:20
Lexham English Bible
20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the lovers of the rich are many.
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor are disliked even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.(A)
Proverbs 18:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The poor may speak entreaties,
but the rich will answer roughly.
Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.(A)
Proverbs 19:1
Lexham English Bible
19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”
Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better the poor walking in integrity
than one perverse of speech who is a fool.(A)
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor will be left by his friends.
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many friends,
but the poor are left friendless.(A)
Proverbs 19:7
Lexham English Bible
7 All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him,
how much more will his friends keep away from him.
He pursues them with words, and they are gone.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 Or “when he pursues words and not them”
Proverbs 19:7
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7 If the poor are hated even by their kin,
how much more are they shunned by their friends!
When they call after them, they are not there.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 19.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 19:17
Lexham English Bible
17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
and his benefits he will repay to him.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord
and will be repaid in full.(A)
Proverbs 19:22
Lexham English Bible
22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Literally “man of lying”
Proverbs 19:22
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22 What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar.
Proverbs 21:13
Lexham English Bible
13 He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor,
he also will cry out and not be heard.
Proverbs 21:13
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13 If you close your ear to the cry of the poor,
you will cry out and not be heard.(A)
Proverbs 22:2
Lexham English Bible
2 Rich and poor have much in common;
Yahweh is the maker of all of them.
Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7
Lexham English Bible
7 The rich will rule over the poor,
and the borrower is a slave of the lender.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:7 Literally “the borrower belonging to a man”
Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.(A)
Proverbs 22:16
Lexham English Bible
16 He who oppresses the poor in order to enrich himself,
or gives to the rich, will come to poverty.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:16 Literally “only loss”
Proverbs 22:16
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16 Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.
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