Proverbs 19:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him– one who chases words, which are nothing.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 38:11 : 11 Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.
  • Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
  • Prov 18:23 : 23 A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
  • Eccl 9:15-16 : 15 However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man. 16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.
  • Luke 18:38-40 : 38 So he called out,“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more,“Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them,“Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it?
  • 1 John 3:17-18 : 17 But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person? 18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.
  • Ps 88:8 : 8 You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
  • Ps 88:18 : 18 You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    82%

    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

    21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

  • Prov 19:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

    4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

  • Prov 19:6
    78%

    6Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

  • Job 19:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13Job’s Forsaken State“He has put my relatives far from me; my acquaintances only turn away from me.

    14My kinsmen have failed me; my friends have forgotten me.

  • Prov 18:23-24
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    74%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

    24There are companions who harm one another, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

  • Job 19:19
    73%

    19All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Ps 41:6-7
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    72%

    6When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.

    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

  • Prov 28:11
    71%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Job 6:14
    71%

    14Disappointing Friends“To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

  • Ps 89:41
    71%

    41All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

  • Prov 19:1
    71%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 13:7
    71%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8The one who acquires understanding loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

  • Ps 38:11
    71%

    11Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.

  • Job 6:27
    71%

    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

  • Job 18:18
    70%

    18He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.

  • Prov 17:17-19
    3 verses
    70%

    17A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.

    18The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

    19The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.

  • Prov 25:17
    70%

    17Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

  • Prov 27:10
    70%

    10Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.

  • Prov 19:22
    70%

    22What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

  • Ps 36:3
    70%

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Amos 5:10
    70%

    10The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.

  • Ps 10:2
    69%

    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Ps 50:17
    69%

    17For you hate instruction and reject my words.

  • Prov 28:3
    69%

    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Prov 28:22
    69%

    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

  • Job 17:5
    69%

    5If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.

  • Ps 109:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

    17He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

  • Prov 16:28
    69%

    28A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.

  • Isa 32:7
    69%

    7A deceiver’s methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.

  • Jer 20:10
    69%

    10I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

  • Eccl 9:16
    69%

    16So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

  • Prov 28:8
    69%

    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

  • Prov 14:17
    69%

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

  • Prov 11:27
    69%

    27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil– it will come to him.

  • Job 24:4
    69%

    4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

  • Job 20:19
    69%

    19For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

  • Job 34:19
    69%

    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

  • Prov 10:15
    69%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.