Proverbs 18:23

A pore man schal speke with bisechingis; and a riche man schal speke sterneli.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

In Context

22He that fyndith a good womman, fyndith a good thing; and of the Lord he schal drawe vp myrthe. He that puttith a wey a good womman, puttith awei a good thing; but he that holdith auowtresse, is a fool and vnwijs.

24A man freendli to felouschipe schal more be a frend, than a brothir.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:7and he hadde knowe hem, he spak hardere as to aliens, and axide hem, Fro whennus camen ye? Whiche answeriden, Fro the lond of Canaan, that we bie necessaries to lyiflode.

Exodus 5:2And he answeride, Who is the Lord, that Y here his vois, and delyuere Israel? I knowe not the Lord, and Y schal not delyuere Israel.

Job 41:3Y schal not spare hym for myyti wordis, and maad faire to biseche.

Isaiah 66:2Myn hond made alle these thingis, and alle these thingis ben maad, seith the Lord; but to whom schal Y biholde, no but to a pore man and contrit in spirit, and greetli dredynge my wordis?

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