Proverbs 19:7
“All the brethren of the poore doe hate him: howe much more doe his friends goe farre from him? Hee pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.”
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Proverbs 19:7 Context
5A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shal not escape. 6Many will entreate the fauour of the Prince: and euery man is a friend to him that giueth gifts. 7All the brethren of the poore doe hate him: howe much more doe his friends goe farre from him? Hee pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. 8He that getteth wisedome loueth his owne soule: he that keepeth vnderstanding shall find good. 9A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished, and hee that speaketh lyes, shall perish.
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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].
- King James Version
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.
- New American Standard Version (1995)