Proverbs 14:20
Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
In Context
19The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
21Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
Cross References
Esther 3:2and all servants of the king, who [are] in the gate of the king, are bowing and doing obeisance to Haman, for so hath the king commanded for him; and Mordecai doth not bow nor do obeisance.
Job 6:21Surely now ye have become the same! Ye see a downfall, and are afraid.
Job 30:10They have abominated me, They have kept far from me, And from before me have not spared to spit.
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
Proverbs 19:6Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of 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 →