Proverbs 18:23
The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
In Context
22Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 42:7And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.
Exodus 5:2And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.
1 Samuel 2:36Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.
1 Samuel 25:17So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.
Job 41:3\41:12\I will not keep quiet about the parts of his body, or about his power, and the strength of his frame.
Isaiah 66:2All day my hands have been stretched out to an uncontrolled people, who go in an evil way, after the purposes of their hearts;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:23
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord . Note, 1. A good wife is a great blessing to a man. He that finds a wife (that is, a wife indeed; a bad wife does not deserve to be called by a name of so much honour), that finds a help meet for him (that is a wife in the original acceptation of the word), that sought such a one with care and prayer and has found what he sought, he has found a good thing, a jewel of great value, a rare jewel; he has found that which will not only… Read the whole commentary →