Proverbs 19:7

Tree of Life Version

All a poor man’s relatives despise him— how much more his friends avoid him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there.

Cross References

Psalm 38:11

My heart pounds, my strength fails me. The light of my eyes—also, not with me.

Psalm 38:12

My friends and my companions stay away from my wound, and my kinsmen stand far off.

Psalm 88:18

Like water they surge around me all day. They close in on me together.

Psalm 88:8

Your wrath lies heavily on me. You afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah

Proverbs 10:15

The wealth of a rich man is a strong city. Poverty is the ruin of the poor.

Proverbs 14:20

The poor is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor request favor, but the rich answer harshly.

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth adds many friends, yet a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, will also cry out but not be answered.

Proverbs 27:10

Do not forsake your friend, or your father’s friend, nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster— better a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.

James 2:6

But you have dishonored the poor person. Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?