Proverbs 18:23
The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
In Context
24A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.
Cross References
Genesis 42:7And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life.
Exodus 5:2But he answered: Who is the Lord, that I should hear his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
1 Samuel 2:36And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall remain in thy house, shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
1 Samuel 25:17Wherefore consider, and think what thou hast to do: for evil is determined against thy husband, and against thy house, and he is a son of Belial, so that no man can speak to him.
Job 41:3I will not spare him, nor his mighty words, and framed to make supplication.
Isaiah 66:2My hand made all these things, and all these things were made, saith the Lord. But to whom shall I have respect, but to him that is poor and little, and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my words?
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 →