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 King James Version (NKJV)Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.

Context of Proverbs 19:4

2Zeal without knowledge is not good, or to act hastily and miss the way. 3A man’s folly undermines his way, and his heart rages against Adonai. Wealth adds many friends, yet a poor man is deserted by his friend. 5A false witness will not go unpunished, one who breathes lies will not escape. 6Many seek the favor of the generous. Everyone is a friend to a giver of 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 seek the favor of the generous. Everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.
• Proverbs 14:20The poor is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
• Luke 15:13“Not many days later, the younger son gathered everything and traveled to a far country, and there he squandered his inheritance on wild living.
• Proverbs 10:15The wealth of a rich man is a strong city. Poverty is the ruin of the poor.
• Job 6:15My brothers have acted deceptively, as a seasonal stream, as a torrential stream that overflows
• Job 19:13“He removed my brothers far from me; my acquaintances are only strangers to 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

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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