Proverbs 14:20
Good News Translation
No one likes the poor, not even their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

New Revised Standard Version
The poor are disliked even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

Contemporary English Version
You have no friends if you are poor, but you have lots of friends if you are rich.

New American Bible
Even by their neighbors the poor are despised, but a rich person’s friends are many.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many.

poor

Proverbs 10:15 The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked unto sin.

Proverbs 19:7 The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.

Job 6:21-23 Now you are come: and now, seeing my affliction, you are afraid. . . .

Job 19:13,14 He hath put my brethren far from me, and my acquaintance like strangers have departed from me. . . .

Job 30:10 They abhor me, and flee far from me, and are not afraid to spit in my face.

but

Proverbs 19:4,6 Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart. . . .

Esther 3:2 And all the king's servants, that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them, only Mardochai did not bend his knee, nor worship him.

Esther 5:10,11 But dissembling his anger, and returning into his house, he called together to him his friends, and Zares his wife: . . .

Context
The Wise Woman
19The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just. 20The poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many.21He that despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but he that sheweth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. He that believeth in the Lord, loveth mercy.…
Cross References
Proverbs 19:4
Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.

Proverbs 19:7
The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.

Proverbs 14:19
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