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

Proverbs 19:6-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

6 Many seek the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.

7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue [them with] words, [but] they are not [there].

New International Version NIV

6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.

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.