Verse 20

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

Referenced Verses

• Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
• Prov 19:6-7 : 6 Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts. 7 All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him– one who chases words, which are nothing.
• Esth 3:2 : 2 As a result, all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate were bowing and paying homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded. However, Mordecai did not bow, nor did he pay him homage.
• Esth 5:10-11 : 10 But Haman restrained himself and went on to his home.He then sent for his friends to join him, along with his wife Zeresh. 11 Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, his many sons, and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants.
• Job 6:21-23 : 21 For now you have become like these streams that are no help; you see a terror, and are afraid. 22 Friends’ Fears“Have I ever said,‘Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor’? 23 Or‘Deliver me from the enemy’s power, and from the hand of tyrants ransom me’?
• Job 19:13-14 : 13 Job’s Forsaken State“He has put my relatives far from me; my acquaintances only turn away from me. 14 My kinsmen have failed me; my friends have forgotten me.
• Job 30:10 : 10 They detest me and maintain their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
• Prov 10:15 : 15 The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.