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Good News Translation
Proverbs 19:4
Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.
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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.
Contemporary English Version
The rich have many friends; the poor have none.
The rich have many friends; the poor have none.
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.
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 Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.
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
whose people were wicked and sinned against the Lord .
whose people were wicked and sinned against the Lord .
Genesis 18:20
Then the Lord said to Abraham, "There are terrible accusations against Sodom and Gomorrah, and their sin is very great.
Then the Lord said to Abraham, "There are terrible accusations against Sodom and Gomorrah, and their sin is very great.
Genesis 19:1
When the two angels came to Sodom that evening, Lot was sitting at the city gate. As soon as he saw them, he got up and went to meet them. He bowed down before them
When the two angels came to Sodom that evening, Lot was sitting at the city gate. As soon as he saw them, he got up and went to meet them. He bowed down before them
Genesis 19:6
Lot went outside and closed the door behind him.
Lot went outside and closed the door behind him.
Genesis 19:20
Do you see that little town? It is near enough. Let me go over there—you can see it is just a small place—and I will be safe."
Do you see that little town? It is near enough. Let me go over there—you can see it is just a small place—and I will be safe."
Genesis 19:25
and destroyed them and the whole valley, along with all the people there and everything that grew on the land.
and destroyed them and the whole valley, along with all the people there and everything that grew on the land.
Exodus 16:2
There in the desert they all complained to Moses and Aaron
There in the desert they all complained to Moses and Aaron
Exodus 23:2
Do not follow the majority when they do wrong or when they give testimony that perverts justice.
Do not follow the majority when they do wrong or when they give testimony that perverts justice.
Proverbs 4:16
Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.
Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.
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."
