4Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.


In Context

1 Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

2 It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.

3 A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord .

4 Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.

5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.

6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.

Proverbs 19:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:4Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:4Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:4Wealth addeth many friends: but the poor is separated from his friend.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:4Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.