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Proverbs 14:20

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

KJV

Etiam proximo suo pauper odiosus erit : amici vero divitum multi.

Vulgate

φίλοι μισήσουσιν φίλους πτωχούς, φίλοι δὲ πλουσίων πολλοί.

LXX

The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

ASV

גַּם לְ֭/רֵעֵ/הוּ יִשָּׂ֣נֵא רָ֑שׁ וְ/אֹהֲבֵ֖י עָשִׁ֣יר רַבִּֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
הוּ
hv
noun · 186×
י
y
verb · 148×
עָשִׁ֣יר
'shyr
adjective · 23×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
רָ֣שׁ
rsh
verb · 24×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Luke 14:12 — Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and
  • Prov 10:15 — The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
  • Prov 10:15 — The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
  • Prov 19:4 — Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
  • Prov 19:4 — Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
  • Prov 19:7 — All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.