Proverbs 18:23

New American Bible - revised edition

The poor implore, but the rich answer harshly.

Cross References

Genesis 42:30

“The man who is lord of the land,” they said, “spoke to us harshly and put us in custody on the grounds that we were spying on the land.

Genesis 42:7

He recognized them as soon as he saw them. But he concealed his own identity from them and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked them. They answered, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

1 Kings 12:13

Ignoring the advice the elders had given him, the king gave the people a harsh answer.

2 Chronicles 10:13

Ignoring the advice the elders had given him, King Rehoboam gave the people a harsh answer.

Job 41:3

Whoever has assailed me, I will pay back— Everything under the heavens is mine.

Exodus 5:2

Pharaoh answered, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”

Proverbs 19:7

All the kin of the poor despise them; how much more do their friends shun them!

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things when all of them came to be—oracle of the Lord. This is the one whom I approve: the afflicted one, crushed in spirit, 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 attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say, “Sit here, please,” while you say to the poor one, “Stand there,” or “Sit at my feet,”

James 2:6

But you dishonored the poor person. Are not the rich oppressing you? And do they themselves not haul you off to court?

Ruth 2:7

She said, ‘I would like to gather the gleanings into sheaves after the harvesters.’ Ever since she came this morning she has remained here until now, with scarcely a moment’s rest.”

1 Samuel 2:36

Then whoever is left of your family will grovel before him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, saying: Please assign me a priestly function, that I may have a crust of bread to eat.”

1 Samuel 25:10

But Nabal answered the servants of David: “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? Nowadays there are many servants who run away from their masters.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now, see what you can do, for you must realize that otherwise disaster is in store for our master and for his whole house. He is such a scoundrel that no one can talk to him.”