Verse 7

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth [them with] words, [but] they are gone.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 38:11 : 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.
  • Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
  • Prov 18:23 : 23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
  • Eccl 9:15-16 : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
  • Luke 18:38-40 : 38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. 40 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, 16 and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?
  • 1 John 3:17-18 : 17 But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? 18 [ My] Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
  • Ps 88:8 : 8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
  • Ps 88:18 : 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.