Proverbs 19:7 meaning and explanation
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.
Proverbs 19:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 19:7 continues the chapter's teaching on poverty and friendship, likely from Solomon's collected wisdom to his son. It pictures a poor man whose own brothers turn against him and argues from the lesser to the greater: if family despise him, his friends will avoid him even more.
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