Proverbs 19:6-7

6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,^[a] and everyone is a friend to a man who gives ¹gifts.

7 ²All a poor man's brothers hate him; ³how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.^[b]

Proverbs 19:6-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 8

This chapter gives an account of the introduction of the ark into the temple, 1Ki 8:1-9 of the glory of the Lord filling it, 1Ki 8:10,11 of a speech Solomon made to the people concerning the building of the temple, and how he came to be engaged in it, 1Ki 8:12-21, of a prayer of his he put up on this occasion, requesting, that what supplications soever were made at any time, or on any account, by Israelites or strangers, might be accepted by the Lord, 1Ki 8:22-53, and of his blessing the people of Israel at the close of it, with some useful exhortations, 1Ki 8:54-61, and of the great number of sacrifices offered up by him, and the feast he made for the people, upon which he dismissed them, 1Ki 8:62-66.

Cross References

• 1. See Proverbs 17:8
• 2. [ver. 4]
• 3. [Psalms 38:11]

Footnotes

• [a]. Or of a noble
• [b]. The meaning of the Hebrew sentence is uncertain