Proverbs 18:23
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Other Translations of Proverbs 18:23
King James Version
23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
English Standard Version
23 The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
The Message
23 The poor speak in soft supplications; the rich bark out answers.
New King James Version
23 The poor man uses entreaties, But the rich answers roughly.
New Living Translation
23 The poor plead for mercy; the rich answer with insults.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 18:23
Commentary on Proverbs 18:23
(Read Proverbs 18:23)
Poverty tells men they must not order or demand. And at the throne of God's grace we are all poor, and must use entreaties.