Proverbs 18:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The poore prayeth meekely: but the riche geueth a rough aunswere.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 2:3 : 3 And ye haue a respect to hym that weareth the gay clothyng, and say vnto hym, sitte thou here in a good place: & say vnto the poore, stande thou there, or sitte here vnder my footestoole:
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But ye haue despised the poore. Do not riche men oppresse you by tirannie, and drawe you before the iudgementes seates?
  • Gen 42:7 : 7 When Ioseph sawe his brethren, he knewe them, and made hym selfe straunge vnto them, & spake roughly vnto them, saying: Whence come ye? They aunswered, out of the lande of Chanaan to bye vitayle.
  • Gen 42:30 : 30 The man, euen the Lord of the lande, spake roughly to vs, and toke vs for spyes of the countrey.
  • Exod 5:2 : 2 And Pharao sayde: who is the Lorde that I shoulde heare his voyce, and let Israel go? I knowe not the Lorde, neyther wyll I let Israel go.
  • Ruth 2:7 : 7 And she sayde vnto vs, I pray you let me gleane and gather after the reapers, amongst the sheaues: and so she came, and hath continued euen from the morning vnto nowe, saue that she taried a litle in the house.
  • 1 Sam 2:36 : 36 And all that are left in thyne house, shall come and crouch to him for a peece of siluer and a morsell of bread, and shal saye: Put me (I pray thee) in one office or other among ye priestes, that I may eate a morsell of bread.
  • 1 Sam 25:10 : 10 And Nabal aunswered Dauids seruauntes, and said: Who is Dauid? and who is ye sonne of Isai? There is plentie of seruauntes now a dayes that breake away euery man from his maister.
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now therefore take heede, & see what thou shalt do: for surelie euyll will come vpon our maister and al his housholde, for he is so wicked, that a man can not speake to him.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1-2 : 1 And there cryed a certayne woman of the wyues of the sonnes of the prophetes, vnto Elisa, saying: Thy seruaunt my husband is dead, & thou knowest that thy seruaunt did feare the Lorde: And the creditor is come to fet my two sonnes to be his bondmen. 2 Elisa saide vnto her: Tell me what I shall do for thee? What hast thou in thyne house? She saide: Thyne handemayde hath nothing at all in the house, saue a pitcher with oyle.
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 As for these thynges, my hande hath made them all, and they are all created saith the Lorde: which of them shall I then regarde? Euen hym that is poore and of a lowly troubled spirite, and standeth in awe of my wordes.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed (are) the poore in spirite: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen.
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 Let the brother of lowe degree, reioyce in that he is exalted: 10 Agayne, the riche, in that he is made lowe: Because as the flowre of the grasse he shall passe away. 11 For the sunne hath rysen with heate, and the grasse hath withered, and his flowre hath fallen away, & the beautie of the fashion of it hath perished: So also shall the ryche man fade away in his wayes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:16
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    16Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    77%

    20The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours: but the riche hath many frendes.

    21Who so dispiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but blessed is he that hath pitie of the poore.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Riches maketh many frendes: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

    8With goodes a man redeemeth his life: and the poore wyll not be reproued.

  • Prov 19:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes.

    7All the brethren of the poore do hate hym, yea his owne frendes withdrawe them selues from hym: and he that geueth credence to wordes, getteth nothing.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.

  • Prov 21:13
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    13Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but who so honoureth him, hath pitie on the poore.

  • Prov 22:7
    73%

    7The ryche ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruaunt to the lender.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3One poore man oppressing another by violence, is like a raging rayne that destroyeth the fruite.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8He that by vsurie and vniust gaynes gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pitie the poore.

  • Prov 19:17
    72%

    17He that hath pitie vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and looke what he layeth out, it shalbe payde hym agayne.

  • Prov 22:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1A good name is more to be desired then great riches: and louing fauour is better then siluer and golde.

    2The riche and poore meete together: the Lorde is the maker of them all.

  • Prov 19:22
    72%

    22It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5Who so scorneth the poore, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad at another mans hurt, shall not be vnpunished.

  • Job 5:16
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    16He is the hope of the poore, & the mouth of the wicked shalbe stopped.

  • Jas 2:6
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    6But ye haue despised the poore. Do not riche men oppresse you by tirannie, and drawe you before the iudgementes seates?

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27He that geueth vnto the poore shall not lacke: but he that hydeth his eyes from them, shall haue many a curse.

  • Prov 18:24
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    24A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then a brother.

  • Prov 28:22-23
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    22He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

    23He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauour at the last then he that flattereth hym.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that considereth ye poore: God wyll delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble.

  • Prov 22:22
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    22Rob not the poore, because he is poore: and oppresse not the simple in iudgement:

  • Prov 29:7
    70%

    7The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandyng.

  • Eccl 9:16
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    16Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.

  • Exod 23:3
    70%

    3Neither shalt thou esteeme a poore man in his cause.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.

  • Prov 31:9
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    9Open thy mouth, defende the thyng that is lawfull and ryght, and the cause of the poore and helpelesse.

  • Prov 22:9
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    9He that hath a bountifull eye, shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his bread to the poore.

  • Job 34:28
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    28Insomuch that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him, and now he heareth the complaint of such as are in trouble.

  • Prov 18:22
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    22Who so findeth a wyfe, findeth a good thing, and receaueth fauour of the Lorde.

  • Job 34:19
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    19God hath no respect vnto the persons of the lordly, and regardeth not the riche more then the poore: for they be al the worke of his handes.

  • Job 24:4
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    4They cause the poore to turne out of the way, so that the poore of the earth hyde them selues together.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A mans gyft maketh an open way, to bryng hym before great men.

  • Prov 29:13
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    13The poore and the lender meete together, and the Lorde lyghteneth both their eyes.

  • Deut 15:7
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    7If one of thy brethren among you be poore within any of thy gates in thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee: thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut to thine hande from thy poore brother:

  • Exod 23:6
    68%

    6Thou shalt not hinder the right of thy poore in his suite.

  • Prov 11:16
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    16A gratious woman getteth honour: but the strong men attayne riches.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

  • 2 Sam 12:3
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    3But the poore had nothing saue one litle sheepe, which he had bought and nouryshed vp: And it grew vp with him and with his children also, and did eate of his owne meate, and drancke of his owne cuppe, & slept in his bosome, and was vnto him as his daughter.

  • Job 30:25
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    25Dyd not I weepe with hym that was in trouble? Had not my soule compassion vpon the poore?