Proverbs 19:4

Proverbs 19:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
• New International Version (NIV)Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away.

Context of Proverbs 19:4

2Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, And he sins who hastens with his feet. 3The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the Lord. Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend. 5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape. 6Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.

Proverbs 19:4 word by word

ה֗וֹן יֹ֭סִיף רֵעִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְ֝דָ֗ל מֵרֵ֥עהוּ יִפָּרֵֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wealthהוֹןhôn · substanceH1952
• makethיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• friendsרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• but the poorדַּלdal · poorH1800
• is separatedפָּרַדpârad · to separateH6504

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:4

• Proverbs 19:6Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
• Proverbs 14:20The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich has many friends.
• Luke 15:13And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.
• Proverbs 10:15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
• Job 6:15My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,
• Job 19:13“He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.

Commentaries on Proverbs 19:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The poor is separated from his neighbor - Because he has the "disease of all-shunned poverty."Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4Verse 4 Here we may see how strong is men's love of money.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. (Compare Pr 14:20). Such facts are often adduced with implied disapprobation.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 19:4

• Flattery
• Poor
• Riches

In the dictionaries

• Judgment
• Pity
• Scorner
• Slothfulness
• Proverb
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings