23The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.


In Context

20 A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

24 He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:23The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:23A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:23The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:23The poor useth entreaties: but the rich answereth roughly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23With supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:23The poor uses entreaties; but the rich answers roughly.