Proverbs 19:4
Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
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- Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
- Prov 19:6-7 : 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! ...
- Luke 15:13-15 : 13 And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living. 14 And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need. 15 And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.
- Job 6:15-23 : 15 My friends have been false like a stream, like streams in the valleys which come to an end: 16 Which are dark because of the ice, and the snow falling into them; 17 Under the burning sun they are cut off, and come to nothing because of the heat. 18 The camel-trains go out of their way; they go up into the waste and come to destruction. 19 The camel-trains of Tema were searching with care, the bands of Sheba were waiting for them: 20 They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone. 21 So have you now become to me; you see my sad condition and are in fear. 22 Did I say, Give me something? or, Make a payment for me out of your wealth? 23 Or, Get me out of the power of my hater? or, Give money so that I may be free from the power of the cruel ones?
- Job 19:13-17 : 13 He has taken my brothers far away from me; they have seen my fate and have become strange to me. 14 My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds. 15 I am strange to my women-servants, and seem to them as one from another country. 16 At my cry my servant gives me no answer, and I have to make a prayer to him. 17 My breath is strange to my wife, and I am disgusting to the offspring of my mother's body.
- Prov 10:15 : 15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
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- Prov 14:20-212 verses87%
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 19:6-72 verses80%
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! ...
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15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
- Prov 18:23-242 verses77%
23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
24 There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
- Prov 13:7-82 verses75%
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.
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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.
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11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.
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6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
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8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.
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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.
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22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.
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11 The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.
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1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
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9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.
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10 Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.
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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.
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4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
- Prov 28:19-202 verses70%
19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.
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17 A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.
18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.
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6 Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.
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17 The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
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22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
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2 High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.
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17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
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24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
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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.
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14 Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag:
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23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
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16 A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.
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28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
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22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
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9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
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7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.
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3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.
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11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
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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.
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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.
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11 Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
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13 And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.
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21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
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16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
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4 But there will be no poor among you; for the Lord will certainly give you his blessing in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage;