Proverbs 19:7

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.

Cross References

Psalm 38:11

My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, and my kinsmen stand afar off.

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life lay their snares, those who seek my hurt speak of ruin, and meditate treachery all the day long.

Psalm 88:18

Thou hast caused lover and friend to shun me; my companions are in darkness.

Psalm 88:8

Thou hast caused my companions to shun me; thou hast made me a thing of horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape;

Proverbs 10:15

A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

Proverbs 14:20

The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Proverbs 21:13

He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard.

Proverbs 27:10

Your friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake; and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

James 2:6

But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you, is it not they who drag you into court?