Proverbs 18:23
“The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.”
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Cross-References
“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.”
“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”
“Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?”
“And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;”
“Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?”