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


In Context

20 From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord .

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

24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks 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 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 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.