Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 19:6-7"

Proverbs 19:6-7

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6 Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
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 The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
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