Verse 23

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

Referenced Verses

  • Jas 2:3 : 3 do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say,“You sit here in a good place,” and to the poor person,“You stand over there,” or“Sit on the floor”?
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?
  • Gen 42:7 : 7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked,“Where do you come from?” They answered,“From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”
  • Gen 42:30 : 30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.
  • Exod 5:2 : 2 But Pharaoh said,“Who is the LORD that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the LORD, and I will not release Israel!”
  • Ruth 2:7 : 7 She asked,‘May I follow the harvesters and gather grain among the bundles?’ Since she arrived she has been working hard from this morning until now– except for sitting in the resting hut a short time.”
  • 1 Sam 2:36 : 36 Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money and for a scrap of bread. Each will say,‘Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.’”
  • 1 Sam 25:10 : 10 But Nabal responded to David’s servants,“Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!”
  • 2 Kgs 4:1-2 : 1 Elisha Helps a Widow and Her Sons Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying,“Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the LORD. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.” 2 Elisha said to her,“What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered,“Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of olive oil.”
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 My hand made them; that is how they came to be,” says the LORD. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position. 10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow. 11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.