Proverbs 19 · Verse 7

Proverbs 19:7

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.
Proverbs 19:7, King James Version

Proverbs 19:7 in other translations

BSBAll the brothers of a poor man hate him— how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
WEBAll the relatives of the poor shun him; how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
ASVAll the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.
YLTAll the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words--they are not!
DARBYAll the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, — they are not to be found.
BBEAll the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him!...
WebsterAll 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.

What does Proverbs 19:7 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Do hate him - They shun him as they do the person they hate. They neither hate him positively, nor love him: they disregard him; they will have nothing to do with him. שנא sana signifies not only to hate, but to show a less degree of love to one than another. So Jacob loved Rachel, but hated Leah - showed her less affection than he did to Rachel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
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, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 19:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּ֥לkalallH3605
אֲחֵי\־'a.chei-[the] brothers ofH251
רָ֨שׁ\׀rasha poor [person]H7326
שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּse.ne.'U.huthey hate himH8130
אַ֤ף'afindeed?H637
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
מְ֭רֵעֵהוּMe.re.'e.hufriend[s] hisH4828
רָחֲק֣וּra.cha.Kuthey are distantH7368
מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480
מְרַדֵּ֖ףme.ra.Def[one who] pursuesH7291
אֲמָרִ֣ים'a.ma.RimwordsH561
לוֹlo-to him
הֵֽמָּה\׃He.mahtheyH1992

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 19:7

  • Psalms 88:8

    Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

  • Proverbs 18:23

    The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

  • 1 John 3:17-18

    But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

  • Psalms 38:11

    My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

  • Proverbs 19:4

    Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

  • James 2:15-16

    If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

  • Ecclesiastes 9:15-16

    Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

  • Psalms 88:18

    Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

  • Proverbs 21:13

    Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

  • Proverbs 14:20

    The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

  • Luke 18:38-40

    And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

  • James 2:6

    But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the brethren.
4; 14:20; Ps 38:11; 88:8,18; Ec 9:15,16; Jas 2:6
he.
21:13; Lu 18:38-40
yet.
18:23; Jas 2:15,16; 1Jo 3:17,18

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Context

  • Proverbs 19:6

    Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

  • Proverbs 19:7

    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.

  • Proverbs 19:8

    He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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Proverbs 19:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Todos los hermanos del pobre le aborrecen: ¡cuánto más sus amigos se alejarán de él! buscará la palabra y no la hallará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tous les frères du pauvre le haïssent; combien plus ses amis s’éloigneront-ils de lui! Il les poursuit de ses paroles,… ils n’y sont plus!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Alle Brüder des Armen hassen ihn; wieviel mehr entfernen sich von ihm seine Freunde! Er jagt Worten nach, die nichts sind.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fratres hominis pauperis oderunt eum; insuper et amici procul recesserunt ab eo. Qui tantum verba sectatur nihil habebit;