Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. New Living Translation The poor are despised even by their neighbors, while the rich have many “friends.” English Standard Version The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. Berean Standard Bible The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich. King James Bible The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. New King James Version The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich has many friends. New American Standard Bible The poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many. NASB 1995 The poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many. NASB 1977 The poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many. Legacy Standard Bible The poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many. Amplified Bible The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many. Christian Standard Bible A poor person is hated even by his neighbor, but there are many who love the rich. Holman Christian Standard Bible A poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but there are many who love the rich. American Standard Version The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends. Contemporary English Version You have no friends if you are poor, but you have lots of friends if you are rich. English Revised Version The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. GOD'S WORD® Translation A poor person is hated even by his neighbor, but a rich person is loved by many. Good News Translation No one likes the poor, not even their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. International Standard Version The poor person is shunned by his neighbor, but many are the friends of the wealthy. Majority Standard Bible The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich. NET Bible A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many. New Heart English Bible The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends. Webster's Bible Translation The poor is hated even by his own neighbor: but the rich hath many friends. World English Bible The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe poor is hated even of his neighbor, "" And those loving the rich [are] many. Young's Literal Translation Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many. Smith's Literal Translation Also the poor shall be hated by his neighbor: and many loving the rich one. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many. Catholic Public Domain Version The pauper will be hated, even by his own neighbor. Yet truly, the friends of the wealthy are many. New American Bible Even by their neighbors the poor are despised, but a rich person’s friends are many. New Revised Standard Version The poor are disliked even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe poor is hated even of his own neighbors; but the rich has many friends. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The poor is hated by his neighbors and the friends of the rich are many. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The poor is hated even of his own neighbour; But the rich hath many friends. Brenton Septuagint Translation Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Wise Woman…19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 20The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich. 21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.… Cross References James 2:1-6 My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. / Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. / If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,” ... Luke 16:19-31 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ... Proverbs 19:4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. 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. 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. / And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.” 1 John 3:17 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? Matthew 25:34-40 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. / For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ ... Luke 14:12-14 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. / But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Proverbs 18:23 The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly. Job 19:13-19 He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me. / My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me. / My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight. ... Psalm 41:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. / But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, ... Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. Proverbs 22:16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty. Treasury of Scripture The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich has many friends. poor Proverbs 10:15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. 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. Job 6:21-23 For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid… but Proverbs 19:4,6 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour… Esther 3:2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. Esther 5:10,11 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife… Jump to Previous Disliked Friends Hated Love Neighbor Neighbors Neighbour Numbers Poor Rich Shunned WealthJump to Next Disliked Friends Hated Love Neighbor Neighbors Neighbour Numbers Poor Rich Shunned WealthProverbs 14 1. A wise woman builds her houseThe poor man The Hebrew word for "poor" here is "רָשׁ" (rash), which refers to someone who is destitute or lacking in material wealth. In the ancient Near Eastern context, poverty was often seen as a sign of divine disfavor or personal failure. This perspective can be traced back to the cultural and societal norms of the time, where wealth was equated with God's blessing. The Bible, however, consistently challenges this view, emphasizing the inherent dignity and worth of every individual, regardless of their economic status. The "poor man" in this verse represents those who are marginalized and overlooked by society, yet are precious in the sight of God. is hated even by his neighbor but many are those who love the rich Πᾶς τις πλούσιον ἄνδρα τίει ἀτίει δὲ πενιχρόν. "The rich all honour, but the poor man slight." Says Ovid, 'Trist.,' 1:9. 6 - "Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos; |
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