Proverbs 14:20
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
Note the rich…: Heb. many are the lovers of the rich
The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- poor
- Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 19:7; Job 6:21–23; Job 19:13, 14; Job 30:10
- but
- Proverbs 19:4, 6; Esther 3:2; Esther 5:10, 11