Proverbs 19:7
If a poor man's relatives can't stand him, how much more will his friends avoid him! He tries to talk with them but they don't listen.
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In Context
6Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.
8If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.
Cross References
Psalms 38:12Those who are trying to kill me set traps for me; those who want to hurt me make threats against me, working on their deceitful schemes all day long.
Psalms 88:18You have made my family and friends avoid me. Darkness is my only friend.
Proverbs 14:20The poor are hated even by their neighbors, while the rich have many friends.
Proverbs 19:4If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.
Proverbs 27:10Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've got trouble. A friend nearby is more useful than a relative far away.
Luke 18:38He called out, “Jesus, son of David, please have mercy on me!”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:7-8
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. 7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. These two verses are a comment upon v. 4 , and show, 1. How those that are rich and great are courted and caressed, and have suitors and servants in abundance. The prince that has power in his hand, and preferments at his disposal, has his gate and his ante-chamber… Read the whole commentary →