Proverbs 19:4
Wealth adds many friends, 1 but a poor person is separated from his friends. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
In Context
3A person's folly ruins his life 1 and his heart rages against Yahweh. 1
5A false witness will not go unpunished 1 and he who breathes out lies will not escape. 1
Cross References
Job 19:13He has put my brothers far from me; 1 my acquaintances are wholly alienated from me. 1
Proverbs 14:20The poor person is hated even by his own companions, 1 but the rich people have many friends. 1
Luke 15:13Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he owned and went to a country far away, and there he wasted all his wealth by living recklessly.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:4
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord . We have here two instances of men's folly:—1. That they bring themselves into straits and troubles, and run themselves a-ground, and embarrass themselves: The foolishness of man perverts his way. Men meet with crosses and disappointments in their affairs, and things do not succeed as they expected and wished, and it is owing to themselves and their own folly; it is their own iniquity that corrects them. 2. That when they have… Read the whole commentary →