Proverbs 19:4
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 14:20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
- Proverbs 19:6–7 Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver. All 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.
- Job 19:13–15 He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me. My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me. My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.