Proverbs 19:4
Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
In Context
3The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.
5A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Cross References
Job 19:13He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are quite estranged from me.
Proverbs 14:20He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.
Luke 15:13And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.
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 →