Proverbs 19:7
Even the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; even if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends again.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
8Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Cross References
Psalms 38:12And those who want to kill me set traps to catch me; those who want to harm me discuss ways to get rid of me; they plot against me all day.
Psalms 88:18You have caused even my friends and others whom I love to avoid me, and it is as though the only friend that I have is darkness.
Proverbs 14:20No one likes poor people; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich people have many friends, but only while the rich people still have money.
Proverbs 19:4Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when people become poor, their friends often desert them.
Proverbs 27:10Do not neglect your friends or your parents’ friends; and at a time when you are experiencing a disaster, do not go to a relative who lives far away to request his help; someone who lives near you can help you more than relatives who live far away.
Luke 18:38He shouted, “Jesus, you who are descended from King David, the Messiah, pity 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 →