Proverbs 14:20
The poor is hated even by his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
Noyes 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; Yea, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
21He who despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But happy is he who hath mercy on the poor.
Cross References
Job 6:21So ye also are nothing; Ye see a terror, and shrink back.
Job 30:10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me; They forbear not to spit before my face.
Proverbs 10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 19:6Many are they who caress the noble, And every one is the friend of him who giveth 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 →