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Proverbs 18:23 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 18 · verse 23
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.Proverbs 18:23 · King James Version
Proverbs 18:23 in context
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
23The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- intreatiestachănûwnearnest prayerH8469 →
- answerethʻânâhproperly, to eye or to heedH6030 →
- usethdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- poorrûwshto be destituteH7326 →
- richʻâshîyrrich, whether literal or figurativeH6223 →
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Note, 1. Poverty, though many inconveniences to the body attend it, has often a good effect upon the spirit, for it makes men humble and submissive, and mortifies their pride. It teaches them to use entreaties.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary