Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
Bible References
Poor
Proverbs 10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of a poor man hate him, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues [with] words, [but] they are gone.
Job 6:21
For now ye are nothing. Ye see a terror, and are afraid.
Job 19:13
He has put my brothers far from me, and my acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.
Job 30:10
They abhor me. They stand aloof from me, and do not spare to spit in my face.
But
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
Esther 3:2
And all the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down, nor did him reverence.
Esther 5:10
Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home, and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife.