Proverbs 14:20
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
Cross References
Esther 3:2All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.
Job 6:21For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.
Job 30:10They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Proverbs 19:6Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
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 →