Proverbs 18:23

Modern King James Version

The poor speaks humble requests, but the rich answers roughly.

Cross References

Genesis 42:30

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

Genesis 42:7

And Joseph saw his brothers, and he knew them, but remained a stranger to them, and spoke roughly to them. And he said to them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

1 Kings 12:13

And the king answered the people roughly, and left the old men's advice which they advised him,

2 Chronicles 10:13

And the king answered them roughly. And King Rehoboam departed from the advice of the old men,

Job 41:3

Will he multiply pleas for help to you? Will he speak soft words to you?

Exodus 5:2

And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.

Proverbs 19:7

All the brothers of the poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues them with words, yet they are lacking.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Isaiah 66:2

For all those My hand has made, and all those exist, says Jehovah. But to this one I will look, to the afflicted and contrite spirit, and the one 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 if you have respect to him who has the fancy clothing and say to him, You sit here in a good place, and say to the poor, You stand there, or sit here under my footstool;

James 2:6

But you dishonored the poor one. Do not rich men oppress you and draw you before the judgment seats?

Ruth 2:7

And she said, Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. And she came, and has kept on from the morning until now, but that she stayed a little in the house.

1 Samuel 2:36

And it shall be that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a piece of bread. And they shall say, Please put me into one of the priests' offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.

1 Samuel 25:10

And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? The servants who have broken away, each man from his master, have multiplied.

1 Samuel 25:17

And now know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is a son of worthlessness, so that none can speak to him.