Proverbs 18:23
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- 78 Heb “speaks supplications”; “pleads for mercy.” The poor man has to ask for help because he has no choice (cf. ). The Hebrew term תַּחֲנוּן (takhanun) is a “supplication for favor” (related to the verb חָנַן [khanan], “to be gracious; to show favor”). So the poor man speaks, but what he speaks is a request for favor.
- 79 The rich person responds harshly to the request. He has hardened himself against such appeals because of relentless demands. The proverb is an observation saying; it simply describes the way the world generally works, rather than setting this out as the ideal.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The poor person pleads,
but the rich one answers roughly.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The poor plead for mercy;
the rich answer with insults.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The poor may speak entreaties,
but the rich will answer roughly.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The poor useth intreaties;
But the rich answereth roughly.
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