Proverbs 18:23

Hebrew Names version (HNV)

The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

Cross References

Genesis 42:30

*The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.

Genesis 42:7

Yosef saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, *Where did you come from?* They said, *From the land of Kena`an to buy food.*

1 Kings 12:13

The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

2 Chronicles 10:13

The king answered them roughly; and king Rechav`am forsook the counsel of the old men,

Job 41:3

Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?

Exodus 5:2

Par`oh said, *Who is the LORD, that I should listen to his voice to let Yisra'el go? I don't know the LORD, and moreover I will not let Yisra'el go.*

Proverbs 19:7

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.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

Isaiah 66:2

For all these things has my hand made, and [so] all these things came to be, says the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

Matthew 5:3

*Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

James 2:3

and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, *Sit here in a good place;* and you tell the poor man, *Stand there,* or *Sit by my footstool;*

James 2:6

But you have dishonored the poor man. Don't the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

Ruth 2:7

She said, Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she stayed a little in the house.

1 Samuel 2:36

It shall happen, that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Please put me into one of the Kohanim' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

1 Samuel 25:10

Naval answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Yishai? there are many servants who break away from their masters these days.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow that one can't speak to him.