Proverbs 14:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

Cross References

Esther 3:2

And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.

Job 30:10

I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.

Job 42:11

And all his brothers and sisters, and his friends of earlier days, came and took food with him in his house; and made clear their grief for him, and gave him comfort for all the evil which the Lord had sent on him; and they all gave him a bit of money and a gold ring.

Proverbs 10:15

The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.