Proverbs 19:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.

New Living Translation
Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away.

English Standard Version
Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Berean Study Bible
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

New American Standard Bible
Wealth adds many friends, But a poor person is separated from his friend.

NASB 1995
Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.

NASB 1977
Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.

Amplified Bible
Wealth makes many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.

Christian Standard Bible
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.

Contemporary English Version
The rich have many friends; the poor have none.

Good News Translation
Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

International Standard Version
Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

NET Bible
Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

New King James Version
Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.

King James 2000 Bible
Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

New Heart English Bible
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

World English Bible
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

American King James Version
Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

American Standard Version
Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

A Faithful Version
Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

Darby Bible Translation
Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.

English Revised Version
Wealth addeth many friends: but the poor is separated from his friend.

Webster's Bible Translation
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Riches gather many friends: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Riches maketh many frendes: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Riches make many frendes, but the poore is forsake of his owne frendes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Wealth adds many friends, "" And the poor is separated from his neighbor.

Young's Literal Translation
Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.

Smith's Literal Translation
Wealth will add many friends; and the poor one will be separated from his neighbor.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Riches adds many friends. But from the pauper, even those whom he had become separated.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Possessions add many friends and the poor is separated from his friends.

Lamsa Bible
Wealth makes many friends; but a poor man is deserted by his friends.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Wealth addeth many friends; But as for the poor, his friend separateth himself from him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Wealth acquires many friends; but the poor is deserted even of the friend he has.
















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