Bible verse
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
Proverbs 14:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 14.
16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
22 Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
23 There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
KJV
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends.
ASV
The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
ERV
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
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