Proverbs 19:7

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All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there.

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  • Ps 38:11 : 11 My heart throbs, my strength has left me; even the light of my eyes—it has also gone from me.
  • Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is abandoned by their friends.
  • Prov 18:23 : 23 The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
  • Eccl 9:15-16 : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.
  • Luke 18:38-40 : 38 He cried out, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!' 39 Those who were leading the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!' 40 Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,
  • 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?
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it?
  • 1 John 3:17-18 : 17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.
  • Ps 88:8 : 8 Your wrath weighs heavily upon me, and you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah.
  • Ps 88:18 : 18 They surround me all day long like a flood; they have completely engulfed me.
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

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