Proverbs 19:7

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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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.

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  • Prov 14:20-21
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    20The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

    21He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

  • Prov 19:3-4
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    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

    4Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

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    6Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

  • Job 19:13-14
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    74%

    13He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.

    14My kinsfolk have failed, And my familiar friends have forgotten me.

  • Prov 18:23-24
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    23The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

    24He that maketh many friends [doeth it] to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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    19All my familiar friends abhor me, And they whom I loved are turned against me.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Ps 41:6-7
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    6And if he come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

    7All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.

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    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Job 6:14
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    14To him that is ready to faint kindness [should be showed] from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

  • Ps 89:41
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    41All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.

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    1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

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    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Ps 38:11
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    11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

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    27Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.

  • Job 18:18
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    18He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.

  • Prov 17:17-19
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    17A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

    18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

    19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

  • Prov 25:17
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    17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

  • Prov 27:10
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    10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

  • Prov 19:22
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    22That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

  • Amos 5:10
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  • Ps 50:17
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    17Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?

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  • Prov 28:22
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    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Job 17:5
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    5He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

  • Ps 109:16-17
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    16Because he remembered not to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart, to slay [them] .

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    28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

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    7And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

  • Jer 20:10
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    10For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, [say] all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

  • Eccl 9:16
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    16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

  • Prov 28:8
    69%

    8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 11:27
    69%

    27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

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    4They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

  • Job 20:19
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  • Prov 10:15
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    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.