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Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 19:4
The rich have many friends; the poor have none.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Wealth attracts many friends,but a poor person is separated from his friend.
Wealth attracts many friends,but a poor person is separated from his friend.
Hebrew Names Version
Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
King James Version
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
English Standard Version
Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
New American Standard Bible
Wealth adds many friends, But a poor person is separated from his friend.
Wealth adds many friends, But a poor person is separated from his friend.
New Century Version
Wealthy people are always finding more friends, but the poor lose all theirs.
Wealthy people are always finding more friends, but the poor lose all theirs.
Amplified Bible
Wealth makes many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Wealth makes many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
World English Bible
Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Riches gather many friends: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.
Riches gather many friends: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.
Legacy Standard Bible
Wealth adds many friends,But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Wealth adds many friends,But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Berean Standard Bible
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Complete Jewish Bible
Wealth brings in many friends, but the poor man loses the one friend he has.
Wealth brings in many friends, but the poor man loses the one friend he has.
Darby Translation
Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.
Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.
Easy-to-Read Version
Wealth will bring you many friends, but become poor and your friends will leave you.
Wealth will bring you many friends, but become poor and your friends will leave you.
George Lamsa Translation
Wealth makes many friends; but a poor man is deserted by his friends.
Wealth makes many friends; but a poor man is deserted by his friends.
Good News Translation
Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.
Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.
Lexham English Bible
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor will be left by his friends.
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor will be left by his friends.
Literal Translation
Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Riches make many frendes, but the poore is forsake of his owne frendes.
Riches make many frendes, but the poore is forsake of his owne frendes.
American Standard Version
Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
Bible in Basic English
Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Wealth addeth many friends; but as for the poor, his friend separateth himself from him.
Wealth addeth many friends; but as for the poor, his friend separateth himself from him.
King James Version (1611)
Wealth maketh many friends: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.
Wealth maketh many friends: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Riches maketh many frendes: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.
Riches maketh many frendes: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Wealth acquires many friends; but the poor is deserted even of the friend he has.
Wealth acquires many friends; but the poor is deserted even of the friend he has.
English Revised Version
Wealth addeth many friends: but the poor is separated from his friend.
Wealth addeth many friends: but the poor is separated from his friend.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Richessis encreessen ful many freendis; forsothe also thei ben departid fro a pore man, whiche he hadde.
Richessis encreessen ful many freendis; forsothe also thei ben departid fro a pore man, whiche he hadde.
Update Bible Version
Wealth adds many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
Wealth adds many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
Webster's Bible Translation
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
New English Translation
Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
New King James Version
Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
New Living Translation
Wealth makes many "friends"; poverty drives them all away.
Wealth makes many "friends"; poverty drives them all away.
New Life Bible
Riches add many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
Riches add many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
New Revised Standard
Wealth brings many friends, but the poor are left friendless.
Wealth brings many friends, but the poor are left friendless.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted.
Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.
Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.
Revised Standard Version
Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Young's Literal Translation
Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.
Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.
THE MESSAGE
Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies, but poor people are avoided like a plague.
Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies, but poor people are avoided like a plague.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Contextual Overview
4 The rich have many friends; the poor have none.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
maketh: Proverbs 19:6, Proverbs 19:7, Proverbs 14:20, Luke 15:13-15
the poor: Proverbs 10:15, Job 6:15-23, Job 19:13-17
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:17 - to Exodus 23:8 - thou shalt take
Cross-References
Genesis 13:13
where the people were evil and sinned terribly against the Lord .
where the people were evil and sinned terribly against the Lord .
Genesis 18:20
The Lord said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.
The Lord said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.
Genesis 19:1
That evening the two angels arrived in Sodom, while Lot was sitting near the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up, bowed down low,
That evening the two angels arrived in Sodom, while Lot was sitting near the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up, bowed down low,
Genesis 19:6
Lot went outside and shut the door behind him.
Lot went outside and shut the door behind him.
Genesis 19:20
There's a town near here. It's only a small place, but my family and I will be safe, if you let us go there."
There's a town near here. It's only a small place, but my family and I will be safe, if you let us go there."
Genesis 19:25
He destroyed those cities and everyone who lived in them, as well as their land and the trees and grass that grew there.
He destroyed those cities and everyone who lived in them, as well as their land and the trees and grass that grew there.
Exodus 16:2
There in the desert they started complaining to Moses and Aaron,
There in the desert they started complaining to Moses and Aaron,
Exodus 23:2
Always tell the truth in court, even if everyone else is dishonest and stands in the way of justice.
Always tell the truth in court, even if everyone else is dishonest and stands in the way of justice.
Proverbs 4:16
They can't sleep or rest until they do wrong or harm some innocent victim.
They can't sleep or rest until they do wrong or harm some innocent victim.
Proverbs 6:18
those who make evil plans or are quick to do wrong,
those who make evil plans or are quick to do wrong,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wealth maketh many friends,.... Or "adds" f; it increases the number of them: so the poet g, "donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos"; and to this agrees what the wise man says,
Proverbs 14:20;
but the poor is separated from his neighbour; or "friend" h; he will not visit him as he did in his prosperity, nor suffer him to come into his house or company, or come near him; he is separated from his affection, friendship, and presence: so another poet i,
"if thou art rich, thou wilt have many friends; but, if poor, few.''
f יסיף. "addit", Junius Tremellius, Piscator. g Ovid. h מרעהו "ab amico sua", Pagninus, Montanus, Baynus, Junius & Tremeliius, Piscator, Michaelis "a sodali sua", Schultens. i Theognis.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 19:4. The poor is separated from his neighbour. — Because he has the "disease of all-shunned poverty."
