Proverbs 14:20
Even by his neighbour, is a poor man hated, but, the lovers of the rich man, are many.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
In Context
19Abased are the wicked, before the good, and, the lawless, at the gates of the righteous.
Cross References
Esther 3:2And, all the kings servants who were in the kings gate, used to bend and bow themselves down unto Haman, for, so, had the king given command concerning him,—but, Mordecai, bent not nor bowed himself down.
Job 6:21For, now, ye have come to him, ye see something fearful, and fear.
Job 30:10They abhor me—have put themselves far from me, and, from my face, have not withheld—spittle!
Proverbs 10:15The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.
Proverbs 19:6Many, will entreat the favour of a noble, and, every one, is a friend to a man abounding in 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 →