²² Whoever finds a wife finds good and gets favor from Jehovah. ²³ The poor speaks humble requests, but the rich answers roughly. ²⁴ A man who has friends may be broken up, but there is a Lover who sticks closer than a brother.

Cross References

James 2:3

and if you have respect to him who has the fancy clothing and say to him, You sit here in a good place, and say to the poor, You stand there, or sit here under my footstool;

Genesis 42:7

And Joseph saw his brothers, and he knew them, but remained a stranger to them, and spoke roughly to them. And he said to them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

Genesis 42:30

The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

Exodus 5:2

And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.

Ruth 2:7

And she said, Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. And she came, and has kept on from the morning until now, but that she stayed a little in the house.

1 Samuel 2:36

And it shall be that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a piece of bread. And they shall say, Please put me into one of the priests' offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.

1 Samuel 25:10

And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? The servants who have broken away, each man from his master, have multiplied.

1 Samuel 25:17

And now know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is a son of worthlessness, so that none can speak to him.

2 Kings 4:1-2

And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead. And you know that your servant feared Jehovah. And the lender has come to take my two children to himself for slaves.

Isaiah 66:2

For all those My hand has made, and all those exist, says Jehovah. But to this one I will look, to the afflicted and contrite spirit, and the one who trembles at My Word.

Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit! For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

James 1:9-11

But let the humble brother rejoice in his exaltation;

James 2:6

But you dishonored the poor one. Do not rich men oppress you and draw you before the judgment seats?