Proverbs 14:20
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich has many friends.
Updated King James Version
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; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
21He that despises his neighbour sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Cross References
Esther 3:2And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
Job 6:21For now all of you are nothing; all of you see my casting down, and are afraid.
Job 30:10They detest me, they flee far from me, and spare not 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 implore the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that 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 →