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Proverbs 14:20

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14:20A poor person is disliked54 even by his neighbors,

but those who love the rich are many.

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Footnotes

  1. 54 Heb “hated.” The verse is just a statement of fact. The verbs “love” and “hate” must be seen in their connotations: The poor are rejected, avoided, shunned—that is, hated; but the rich are sought after, favored, embraced—that is, loved.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,

but the rich has many friends.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,

but the rich have many friends.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,

but there are many who love the rich.

NLTNew Living Translation

The poor are despised even by their neighbors,

while the rich have many “friends.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,

but the lovers of the rich are many.

KJV 1900King James Version

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour:

But the rich hath many friends.