Proverbs 19:7
“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.”
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
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.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Cross-References
“My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.”
“Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.”
“If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,”
“The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.”
“The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.”