Verse 7

All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 38:11 : 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.
  • Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
  • Prov 18:23 : 23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
  • Eccl 9:15-16 : 15 Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man 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 He cried out, "Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!" 39 Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "You son of David, have mercy on me!" 40 Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Don't the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, 16 and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
  • 1 John 3:17-18 : 17 But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him? 18 My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
  • Ps 88:8 : 8 You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can't escape.
  • Ps 88:18 : 18 You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness. A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite.
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.