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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
and a brother is born for a difficult time.