Verse 23

The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 2:3 : 3 If you show special attention to the one wearing fine clothing and say, 'Here is a good seat for you,' but tell the poor man, 'You stand there,' or 'Sit here by my footstool,'
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?
  • Gen 42:7 : 7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as a stranger toward them and spoke harshly to them. He asked, 'Where have you come from?' They answered, 'From the land of Canaan, to buy food.'
  • Gen 42:30 : 30 They said, 'The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.'
  • Exod 5:2 : 2 But Pharaoh replied, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go."
  • Ruth 2:7 : 7 "She asked, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.' She came and has been working steadily from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter."
  • 1 Sam 2:36 : 36 Everyone left of your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and they will plead, ‘Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a morsel of bread to eat.’
  • 1 Sam 25:10 : 10 But Nabal answered David’s servants, "Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Nowadays many servants are breaking away from their masters.
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now consider and see what you should do, for disaster is certain for our master and his entire household. He is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1-2 : 1 A certain woman, the wife of one of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. Now the creditor has come to take my two sons as slaves." 2 Elisha said to her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" She replied, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of oil."
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 My hand made all these things, and so all these came into being,' declares the Lord. 'But I will look to this one: to the humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.