Proverbs 18:23

The Message

The poor speak in soft supplications; the rich bark out answers.

Cross References

Exodus 5:2

Pharaoh said, “And who is God that I should listen to him and send Israel off? I know nothing of this so-called ‘God’ and I’m certainly not going to send Israel off.”

Proverbs 19:7

When you’re down on your luck, even your family avoids you— yes, even your best friends wish you’d get lost. If they see you coming, they look the other way— out of sight, out of mind.

Proverbs 22:7

The poor are always ruled over by the rich, so don’t borrow and put yourself under their power.

Matthew 5:3

“You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.