Proverbs 19:4
Riches add many friends. But from the pauper, even those whom he had become separated.
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In The King James Version
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
In Context
3The foolishness of a man undermines his steps. And then he seethes in his soul against God.
5A false witness shall not go unpunished. And whoever speaks lies will not escape.
Cross References
Job 19:13He has put my brothers far from me, and my friends have withdrawn from me like strangers.
Proverbs 14:20The pauper will be hated, even by his own neighbor. Yet truly, the friends of the wealthy are many.
Luke 15:13And after not many days, the younger son, gathering it all together, set out on a long journey to a distant region. And there, he dissipated his substance, living in luxury.
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 →