Proverbs 14:20
The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
World Messianic 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 down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
21He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
Cross References
Esther 3:2All the king’s servants who were in the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai didn’t bow down or pay him homage.
Job 6:21For now you are nothing. You see a terror, and are afraid.
Job 30:10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don’t hesitate to spit in my face.
Proverbs 10:15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 19:6Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives 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 →