Proverbs 19:4
Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
In Context
3The foolishness of a man subverts his way, and his heart rages against LORD.
5A FALSE witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.
Cross References
Job 19:13He has put my brothers far from me, and my acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.
Proverbs 14:20The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich man has many friends.
Luke 15:13And not many days after, the younger son, having gathered all together, journeyed into a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth living recklessly.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:4
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord . We have here two instances of men's folly:—1. That they bring themselves into straits and troubles, and run themselves a-ground, and embarrass themselves: The foolishness of man perverts his way. Men meet with crosses and disappointments in their affairs, and things do not succeed as they expected and wished, and it is owing to themselves and their own folly; it is their own iniquity that corrects them. 2. That when they have… Read the whole commentary →