Proverbs 18:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 2:3 : 3 And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
  • Gen 42:7 : 7 And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.
  • Gen 42:30 : 30 The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.
  • Exod 5:2 : 2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.
  • Ruth 2:7 : 7 And she said to me, Let me come into the grain-field and take up the grain after the cutters. So she came, and has been here from morning till now, without resting even for a minute.
  • 1 Sam 2:36 : 36 Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.
  • 1 Sam 25:10 : 10 And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1-2 : 1 Now a certain woman, the wife of one of the sons of the prophets, came crying to Elisha and said, Your servant my husband is dead; and to your knowledge he was a worshipper of the Lord; but now, the creditor has come to take my two children as servants in payment of his debt. 2 Then Elisha said to her, What am I to do for you? say now, what have you in the house? And she said, Your servant has nothing in the house but a pot of oil.
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 For all these things my hand has made, and they are mine, says the Lord; but to this man only will I give attention, to him who is poor and broken in spirit, fearing my word.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up; 10 But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end. 11 For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
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    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    77%

    20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

    21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

  • Prov 19:4
    76%

    4 Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

  • Prov 28:11
    75%

    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

    8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

  • Prov 19:6-7
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    74%

    6 Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

    7 All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 21:13
    74%

    13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Prov 14:31
    74%

    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 22:7
    73%

    7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

  • Prov 28:3
    73%

    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Prov 10:15
    73%

    15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

  • Prov 28:8
    72%

    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 19:17
    72%

    17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

  • Prov 22:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

    2 The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

  • Prov 19:22
    72%

    22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

  • Prov 17:5
    71%

    5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

  • Job 5:16
    71%

    16 So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

  • Jas 2:6
    71%

    6 But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?

  • Prov 19:1
    71%

    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 28:27
    71%

    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 18:24
    71%

    24 There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

  • Prov 28:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

    23 He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

  • Ps 41:1
    71%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 22:22
    71%

    22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

  • Prov 29:7
    70%

    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Eccl 9:16
    70%

    16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

  • Exod 23:3
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    3 But, on the other hand, do not be turned from what is right in order to give support to a poor man's cause.

  • Prov 13:23
    70%

    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Prov 31:9
    70%

    9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

  • Prov 22:9
    69%

    9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Job 34:28
    69%

    28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

  • Prov 18:22
    69%

    22 Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

  • Job 34:19
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    19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

  • Job 24:4
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    4 The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.

  • Prov 18:16
    68%

    16 A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

  • Prov 29:13
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    13 The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

  • Deut 15:7
    68%

    7 If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

  • Exod 23:6
    68%

    6 Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

  • Prov 11:16
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    16 A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11 Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

  • Prov 10:4
    68%

    4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

  • 2 Sam 12:3
    68%

    3 But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.

  • Job 30:25
    68%

    25 Have I not been weeping for the crushed? and was not my soul sad for him who was in need?