Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
The poor
Bible References
Maketh
Proverbs 19:6
Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
Proverbs 14:20
He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.
Luke 15:13
And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.
The poor
Proverbs 10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Job 6:15
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away,
Job 19:13
He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are quite estranged from me.