Proverbs 14:20
The poor is hated even of his neighbor, || And those loving the rich [are] many.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
In Context
19The evil have bowed down before the good, || And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
21Whoever is despising his neighbor sins, || Whoever is favoring the humble, || O his blessedness.
Cross References
Esther 3:2and all servants of the king, who [are] in the gate of the king, are bowing and doing homage to Haman, for so the king has commanded for him; and Mordecai does not bow nor pay respect.
Job 6:21Surely now you have become the same! You see a downfall, and are afraid.
Job 30:10They have detested me, || They have kept far from me, || And from before me have not spared to spit.
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, || The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
Proverbs 19:6Many beg the face of the noble, || And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.
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 →