Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

General references

Bible References

The brethren

Proverbs 19:4
Wealth attracts many friends,
but a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 14:20
A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
but there are many who love the rich.
Psalm 38:11
My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.
Psalm 88:8
You have distanced my friends from me;
You have made me repulsive to them.
I am shut in and cannot go out.
Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
James 2:6
Yet you dishonored that poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?

He

Proverbs 21:13
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.
Luke 18:38
So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Yet

Proverbs 18:23
The poor man pleads,
but the rich one answers roughly.
James 2:15
If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food
1 John 3:17
If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to his need—how can God’s love reside in him?

General references

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a difficult time.

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