Proverbs 14:20
He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
In Context
19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man].
21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.
Cross References
Esther 3:2And all the king's servants that were in the king's gate bowed and did Haman reverence, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence.
Job 6:21So now ye are nothing; ye see a terrible object and are afraid.
Job 30:10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face.
Proverbs 10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 19:6Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:20
19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. That is, 1. The wicked are oftentimes impoverished and brought low, so that they are forced to beg, their wickedness having reduced them to straits; while good men, by the blessing of God, are enriched, and enabled to give, and do give, even to the evil; for where God grants life we must not deny a livelihood. 2. Sometimes God extorts, even from bad men, an acknowledgement of the excellency of God's people. The evil ought always to bow… Read the whole commentary →