Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of a poor man hate him--how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
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Proverbs 19:4
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Proverbs 14:20
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.

Psalm 38:11
My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

Psalm 88:8, 18
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape. . . .

Ecclesiastes 9:15, 16
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. . . .

James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

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Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

Luke 18:38-40
So he called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" . . .

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Proverbs 18:23
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

James 2:15, 16
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. . . .

1 John 3:17, 18
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

King James Bible
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All the brothers of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, but they are not there.

International Standard Version
All the relatives of a poor person shun him— how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he runs after them pleading, they aren't around.

NET Bible
All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him--he pursues them with words, but they do not respond.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
All the brethren of the poor man hate him and his friends are far removed from him; he that is malicious in his words is not trustworthy.
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