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 will beg the favor of a ruler, and all are friends to a man who gives gifts.
Proverbs 14:20
The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
Luke 15:13
And not many days afterward, the younger son gathered all together and went away into a far country. And there he wasted his property, living dissolutely.
The poor
Proverbs 10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Job 6:15
My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a torrent; they pass away as the streams of torrents,
Job 19:13
He has put my brothers far from me, and my friends have truly turned away from me.