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Proverbs 19:7
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All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
All the brethren of the poore doe hate him: howe much more will his friends depart farre from him? though hee be instant with wordes, yet they will not.
All the brothers of a poor person hate him;how much more do his friendskeep their distance from him!He may pursue them with words,but they are not there.
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.
If you are poor, your family will turn against you, and your friends will avoid you even more. You might beg them for help, but no one will come to help you.
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.
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.
If you are poor, your own relatives reject you, and your friends are worse. When you really need them, they are not there.
A poor man's relatives all hate him; even more his friends stay away from him. He may pursue them with entreaties, but they aren't there to be found.
All the brethren of the poor do hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He that pursueth words, they turn against him.
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.
Every one who hates his poor brother shall also be far from friendship. Good understanding will draw near to them that know it, and a sensible man will find it. He that does much harm perfects mischief; and he that used provoking words shall not escape.
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.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him-how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
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.
All the poor man's brothers hate him, and his friends also surely leave him; he pursues them with words, yet they are not.
Poor people's relatives avoid them; even their friends stay far away. They run after them, begging, but they are gone.
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.
All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.
The relatives of the poor despise them; how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him. How much more do his friends go far from him! He runs to them with words, but they are gone.
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.
The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.
All the brothers of the poor hate him; also his friends go far from him. He who makes mischief with his words is insincere.
Even the relatives of a poor person have no use for him; no wonder he has no friends. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot win any.
All the brothers of a poor person hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
All the brethren of the poore do hate hym, yea his owne frendes withdrawe them selues from hym: and he that geueth credence to wordes, getteth nothing.
If the poor are hated even by their kin, how much more are they shunned by their friends! When they call after them, they are not there.
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].
The britheren of a pore man haten hym; ferthermore and the freendis yeden awei fer fro hym. He that sueth wordis oonli, schal haue no thing;
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!
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.
All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
All the brothers of the poor hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues [them with] words, [but] they are gone.
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].
All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English.
As for the poore, he is hated amonge all his brethren: yee his owne frendes forsake him, & he that geueth credece vnto wordes, getteth nothinge.
When you're down on your luck, even your family avoids you— yes, even your best friends wish you'd get lost. If they see you coming, they look the other way— out of sight, out of mind.
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.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;How much more do his friends distance themselves from him!He pursues them with words, but they are no more.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the brethren: Proverbs 19:4, Proverbs 14:20, Psalms 38:11, Psalms 88:8, Psalms 88:18, Ecclesiastes 9:15, Ecclesiastes 9:16, James 2:6
he: Proverbs 21:13, Luke 18:38-40
yet: Proverbs 18:23, James 2:15, James 2:16, 1 John 3:17, 1 John 3:18
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 18:23 - a poor man Job 6:21 - ye see Job 30:10 - flee far Proverbs 10:15 - the destruction Proverbs 17:17 - General Proverbs 27:10 - neither Proverbs 28:8 - pity Ecclesiastes 4:1 - they had Lamentations 1:2 - all her friends Romans 12:16 - condescend to men of low estate
Cross-References
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
All the brethren of the poor do hate him,.... They despise him on account of his poverty; they neglect him, and do not take care of him; they reckon him a reproach unto them, and do not choose to own him; all which may be interpreted an hatred of him;
how much more do his friends go far from him? or "his friend", every one of his friends; or "his neighbour" l: for if his brethren, who are his own flesh and blood, show so much disrespect unto him; much more will those who are only his neighbours, or were in friendship with him while in prosperity; these wilt stand at a distance from him, and not come near him, now he is poor and in distress; see Job 19:13;
he pursueth [them with] words; [yet] they are wanting [to him]; or, "they [are] not" m; he presses them with earnest entreaties to relieve him; he urges their own words and promises, and fetches arguments from them, and uses them as far as they will go; but all signifies nothing; his own words and petitions are to no purpose; and their words and promises are all smoke and vapour, vain and empty. Some understand this, as Gersom, not of the poor man that follows vain words n and empty promises, and buoys himself up with them that such an one and such an one has promised to be his friend, of which nothing comes; but of the friend that separates from the poor man, and pursues him with words of accusation, charging it on him as hit own fault that he is poor; which accusations are not true. This is one of the fifteen places observed by the Masoretes, in which it is written לא, "not", and read לו, "to him": both may be retained, and read, "they [are] not to him" o; not profitable to him; either his own words, his petitions; or the words of others, their promises.
l מרעהו "amicus ejus", Vatablus; "ominis amicus", Cocceius; i.e. "quisque amicorum ejus", Michaelis. m לא המה "non sunt ii", Junius Tremillius "et non sunt, Mercerus. n "Nihil illa", Cocceius, Schultens. o Vid. Amamae Antibarb. Bibl. l. 3. p. 742.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
It seems best to follow the Vulgate in taking the last clause as a separate maxim, He who pursues words, nought are they; i. e., the fair speeches and promises of help come to nothing. A various reading in the Hebrew gives, “he pursues after words, and these he shall have” - i. e., these, and nothing else.
This and other like maxims do not in reality cast scorn and shame on a state which Christ has pronounced “blessed.” Side by side with them is Proverbs 19:1, setting forth the honor of an upright poverty. But as there is an honorable poverty, so there is one which is altogether inglorious, caused by sloth and folly, leading to shame and ignominy, and it is well that the man who wishes to live rightly should avoid this. The teaching of Christ is, of course, higher than that of the Book of Proverbs, being based upon a fuller revelation of the divine will, pointing to a higher end and a nobler standard of duty, and transcending the common motives and common facts of life.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 19:7. Do hate him — They shun him as they do the person they hate. They neither hate him positively, nor love him: they disregard him; they will have nothing to do with him. שנא sana signifies not only to hate, but to show a less degree of love to one than another. So Jacob loved Rachel, but hated Leah-showed her less affection than he did to Rachel.
