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


In Context

20 A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.

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

22 Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.

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

24 A man of many friends will come to ruin 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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