20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich
20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
20 An unlucky loser is shunned by all, but everyone loves a winner.
20 The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich has many friends.
20 The poor are despised even by their neighbors, while the rich have many "friends."
6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him
6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,
6 Lots of people flock around a generous person; everyone's a friend to the philanthropist.
6 Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
6 Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
(Read Proverbs 19:6)
We are without excuse if we do not love God with all our hearts. His gifts to us are past number, and all the gifts of men to us are fruits of his bounty.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
(Read Proverbs 19:7)
Christ was left by all his disciples; but the Father was with him. It encourages our faith that he had so large an experience of the sorrows of poverty.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:20
Commentary on Proverbs 14:20
(Read Proverbs 14:20)
Friendship in the world is governed by self-interest. It is good to have God our Friend; he will not desert us.