Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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.

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

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
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.

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.

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!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אח 
'ach 
Usage: 629

of the poor
רוּשׁ 
Ruwsh 
Usage: 24

do hate
שׂנא 
Sane' 
Usage: 145

מרע 
merea` 
Usage: 7

go far
רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

them with words
אמר 
'emer 
Usage: 49

References

Hastings

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

6 Many will seek 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 abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.

Cross References

Psalm 38:11

My loved ones 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

The poor man utters supplications,
But the rich man answers roughly.

Psalm 88:8

You have removed my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an object of loathing to them;
I am shut up and cannot go out.

Psalm 88:18

You have removed lover and friend far from me;
My acquaintances are in darkness.

Proverbs 14:20

The poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

Proverbs 21:13

He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be answered.

Ecclesiastes 9:15-16

But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Luke 18:38-40

And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

James 2:6

But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?

James 2:15-16

If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,

1 John 3:17-18

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

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