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 10:15
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15 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;(A)
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor are disliked even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.(A)
Proverbs 14:20
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Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.(A)
Proverbs 18:23
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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 19:1
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19 Better a poor man who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many friends,
but the poor are left friendless.(A)
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth attracts many friends,(A)
but a poor man is separated from his friend.
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)
Notas al pie
- 19.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 19:7
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7 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]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:7 Hb uncertain
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 19:17
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Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:17 Lit to him
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 19:22
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22 What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar.(A)
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 21:13
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13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.(A)
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 22:2
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Notas al pie
- Proverbs 22:2 Lit poor meet
- Proverbs 22:2 Lit all
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 22:7
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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.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.(A)
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