Proverbs 18:23

Conservative English Version

The poor must beg for help, but the rich can give a harsh reply.

Cross References

Genesis 42:30

The governor of Egypt was rude and treated us like spies.

Genesis 42:7

They did not recognize Joseph, but right away he knew who they were, though he pretended not to know. Instead, he spoke harshly and asked, "Where do you come from?" "From the land of Canaan," they answered. "We've come here to buy grain."

1 Kings 12:13

Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors.

2 Chronicles 10:13

Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors. He spoke bluntly

Job 41:3

Will it beg for mercy?

Exodus 5:2

"Who is this LORD and why should I obey him?" the king replied. "I refuse to let you and your people go!"

Proverbs 19:7

If you are poor, your own relatives reject you, and your friends are worse. When you really need them, they are not there.

Proverbs 22:7

The poor are ruled by the rich, and those who borrow are slaves of moneylenders.

Isaiah 66:2

I have made everything; that's how it all came to be. I, the LORD, have spoken. The people I treasure most are the humble-- they depend only on me and tremble when I speak.

Matthew 5:3

God blesses those people who depend only on him. They belong to the kingdom of heaven!

James 2:3

You must not give the best seat to the one in fancy clothes and tell the one who is poor to stand at the side or sit on the floor.

James 2:6

You mistreat the poor. But isn't it the rich who boss you around and drag you off to court?

Ruth 2:7

She asked if she could pick up grain left by the harvest workers, and she has been working all morning without a moment's rest."

1 Samuel 2:36

But if anyone is left from your family, he will come to my priest and beg for money or a little bread. He may even say to my priest, "Please let me be a priest, so I will at least have something to eat."

1 Samuel 25:10

This is what he said: Who does this David think he is? That son of Jesse is just one more slave on the run from his master, and there are too many of them these days.

1 Samuel 25:17

He's a bully who won't listen to anyone. Isn't there something you can do? Please think of something! Or else our master and his family and everyone who works for him are all doomed.