Proverbs 18:23-24

23 The ¹poor man utters supplications, But the ²rich man ³answers roughly.

24 A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is ⁴a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 19:7
• 2. James 2:3, 6
• 3. 1 Kings 12:13; 2 Chronicles 10:13
• 4. Proverbs 17:17; John 15:14, 15

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "be broken in pieces"
• [b] Or "lover"