Proverbs 19:7

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
brethren	אֲחֵי 'a.chei-	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct
poor	רָ֨שׁ rash	H7326	to be destitute · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
hate	שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ se.ne.'U.hu	H8130	to hate (personally) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
friends	מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ Me.re.'e.hu	H4828	a friend · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
far	רָחֲק֣וּ ra.cha.Ku	H7368	to widen (in any direction) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
pursueth	מְרַדֵּ֖ף me.ra.Def	H7291	to run after (usually with hostile intent · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
words	אֲמָרִ֣ים 'a.ma.Rim	H561	something said · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 88:8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Psalms 38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
Proverbs 18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 19:4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
James 2:15-16 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
1 John 3:17-18 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love…
Psalms 88:18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Proverbs 21:13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:6-7

These two verses are a comment upon Pro 19:4, and show, 1. How those that are rich and great are courted and caressed, and have suitors and servants in abundance. The prince that has power in his hand, and preferments at his disposal, has his gate and his ante-chamber thronged with petitioners, that are ready to adore him for what they can get. Many will entreat his favour, and think themselves happy in it. Even great men are humble suppliants to the prince. How earnest then should we be for the favour of God, which is far beyond that of any earthly prince. But, it should seem, liberality will go further than majesty itself to gain respect, for there are many that court the prince, but every…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 19:5

Compare Pro 19:9, where perish explains not escape here (compare Psa 88:9-10).

John Gill on Proverbs 19:7

All the brethren of the poor do hate him,.... They despise him on account of his poverty; they neglect him, and do not take care of him; they reckon him a reproach unto them, and do not choose to own him; all which may be interpreted an hatred of him; how much more do his friends go far from him? or "his friend", every one of his friends; or "his neighbour" (l): for if his brethren, who are his own flesh and blood, show so much disrespect unto him; much more will those who are only his neighbours, or were in friendship with him while in prosperity; these wilt stand at a distance from him, and not come near him, now he is poor and in distress; see Job 19:13; he pursueth them with words; yet…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 19:7

7ab. We thus first confine our attention to these two lines - All the brethren of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends withdraw themselves from him? Regarding אף כּי, quanto magis, vid., at Pro 11:31; Pro 15:11; Pro 17:7. In a similar connection Pro 14:20 spake of hatred, i.e., the cooling of love, and the manifesting of this coldness. The brethren who thus show themselves here, unlike the friend who has become a brother, according to Pro 17:17, are brothers-german, including kindred by blood relation. כּל has Mercha, and is thus without the Makkeph, as at Psa 35:10 (vid., the Masora in Baer's Liber Psalmorum, 1861, p. 133). Kimchi (Michlol 205a), Norzi, and others think that cā…

The Church Fathers

Delight does not befit a fool, etc. Delight in the Scriptures does not befit a heretic, because he does not know how to use them well; nor does it befit him who is still proven to be a servant of sin to be preferred to the just in the governance of the Church.
— Bede, Commentary on Proverbs

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Dictionary and topics

Poor · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 19:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:6-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 19:5

John Gill on Proverbs 19:7

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 19:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Proverbs 19:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:6-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 19:5

John Gill on Proverbs 19:7

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 19:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Proverbs 19:5

Rashi on Proverbs 19:7