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Proverbs 19:7

American Standard Version

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

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Proverbs 19:7 in other translations

All the relatives of the poor shun him:
how much more do his friends avoid him!
He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

Proverbs 19:7 · World English Bible

Proverbs 19:7 in context

  1. 5A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
  2. 6Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
  3. 7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.
  4. 8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
  5. 9A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.