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 property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...
Job 6:21
So have you now become to me; you see my sad condition and are in fear.
Job 19:13
He has taken my brothers far away from me; they have seen my fate and have become strange to me.
Job 30:10
I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.
But
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
Esther 3:2
And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.
Esther 5:10
But controlling himself, he went to his house; and he sent for his friends and Zeresh, his wife.