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A Conservative Version
All the brothers of a poor man hate him, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues [with] words, [but] they are gone.
New American Standard Bible
How much more do his
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King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,
but they are not there.
International Standard Version
All the relatives of a poor person shun him how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he runs after them pleading, they aren't around.
American Standard Version
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.
Amplified
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
Bible in Basic English
All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...
Darby Translation
All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.
Julia Smith Translation
All the brethren of the poor hated him: how much more his friends removed far from him? pursuing words they are not
King James 2000
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursues them with words, yet they are nothing to him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
All the brothers of the poor, [if] they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues [them with] words, [and] they are gone.
Modern King James verseion
All the brothers of the poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues them with words, yet they are lacking.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the poor, he is hated among all his brethren; yea, his own friends forsake him, and he that giveth credence unto words, getteth nothing.
NET Bible
All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him -- he pursues them with words, but they do not respond.
New Heart English Bible
All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
The Emphasized Bible
All the brethren of a poor man, hate him, how much more have, his friends, gone far from him, he may hunt up promises - there are none.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
Youngs Literal Translation
All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:7
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Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
6 Many will entreat the favor of a generous man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts. 7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues [with] words, [but] they are gone. 8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
Cross References
Psalm 38:11
Those I love and my friends stand aloof from my plague, and my kinsmen stand afar off.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 18:23
A poor man uses entreaties, but a rich man answers roughly.
Psalm 88:8
Thou have put my acquaintances far from me. Thou have made me an abomination to them. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Psalm 88:18
Thou have put beloved and friend far from me, and my acquaintances into darkness.
Proverbs 14:20
The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich man has many friends.
Proverbs 21:13
He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
Ecclesiastes 9:15-16
Now there was found in it a poor wise man. And he by his wisdom delivered the city, yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Luke 18:38-40
And he cried out, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, be merciful to me.
James 2:6
But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich exploit you, and they themselves drag you into courts?
James 2:15-16
And if a brother or sister may be unclothed, and may be destitute of daily food,
1 John 3:17-18
But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him?