Proverbs 19:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

All the brethren of the poor hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

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  • Ps 38:11 : 11 My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.
  • Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
  • Prov 18:23 : 23 The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, 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 one remembered that same poor man. 16 Then I said, 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 out, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And those who went ahead rebuked him, that he should keep silent: but he cried out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me. 40 And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought to him: and when he had come near, he asked him,
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and haul you into the courts?
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, Depart in peace, be warmed and filled, but you do not give them the things needed for the body, what does it profit?
  • 1 John 3:17-18 : 17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
  • Ps 88:8 : 8 You have put my acquaintance far from me; you have made me an abomination to them. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
  • Ps 88:18 : 18 Lover and friend have you put far from me, and my acquaintance into darkness.
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich have many friends.

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    20The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich have many friends.

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  • Prov 19:3-4
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    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

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  • Job 19:13-14
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    13He has put my brothers far from me, and my acquaintances are truly estranged from me.

    14My relatives have failed, and my close friends have forgotten me.

  • Prov 18:23-24
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    23The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

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    19All my close friends abhorred me; and those whom I loved have turned against me.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Ps 41:6-7
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    8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

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    11My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.

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    27Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for 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 loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

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  • Prov 27:10
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    10Do not forsake your own friend, nor your father's friend, and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity; better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

  • Prov 19:22
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  • Jer 20:10
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