All the brothers of a poor man hate him--how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found. Cross References Psalm 38:11 My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance. Proverbs 10:15 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor. Proverbs 14:20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich. Proverbs 18:23 The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly. Treasury of Scripture All the brothers of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursues them with words, yet they are wanting to him. the brethren Proverbs 19:4 Proverbs 14:20 Psalm 38:11 he Proverbs 21:13 Luke 18:38-40 yet Proverbs 18:23 James 2:15,16 1 John 3:17,18 |