Proverbs 19:7

The Scriptures 1998

All the brothers of the poor shall hate him; How much more shall his friends go far from him! He pursues promises – they are gone!.

Cross References

Psalm 38:11

My loved ones and my friends stand back from my plague, And my neighbours stand far away.

Psalm 38:12

And those seeking my life lay a snare; And those seeking my evil have spoken of destruction, And utter deceit all day long.

Psalm 88:18

You have put loved one and companion far from me, Darkness is my close friend!

Psalm 88:8

You have put away my friends far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut in and do not go out;

Proverbs 10:15

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

Proverbs 14:20

The poor is hated even by his own neighbour, But the rich has many friends.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor speaks beseechingly, But the rich answers fiercely.

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, Let him also cry and not be heard.

Proverbs 27:10

Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go into your brother’s house In the day of your calamity – Better is a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.

James 2:6

But you have shown disrespect towards the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?