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Proverbs 19:7

All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.

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ASV

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כָּ֥לkalallH3605 →
אֲחֵי־'a.chei-[the] brothers ofH251 →
רָ֨שׁ׀rasha poor [person]H7326 →
שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּse.ne.'U.huthey hate himH8130 →
אַ֤ף'afindeed?H637 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
מְ֭רֵעֵהוּMe.re.'e.hufriend[s] hisH4828 →
רָחֲק֣וּra.cha.Kuthey are distantH7368 →
מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480 →
מְרַדֵּ֖ףme.ra.Def[one who] pursuesH7291 →
אֲמָרִ֣ים'a.ma.RimwordsH561 →
לוֹlo-to him
הֵֽמָּה׃He.mahtheyH1992 →

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Psalms 88:8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.Proverbs 17:17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.1 John 3:17–18If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?Proverbs 18:23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.Psalms 38:11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.James 2:15–16Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.Proverbs 19:4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.Psalms 88:18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.Ecclesiastes 9:15–16Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.Luke 18:38–40So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”James 2:6But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?Proverbs 14:20The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.Proverbs 27:10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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