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Proverbs 19:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend. "

Proverbs 19:4

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2 It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.

3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.

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

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

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Here we can see, first, how strong people’s love of money is. They will love almost any man, no matter how unworthy he is, if he has plenty of money and spends it freely, so they can expect to gain from him. Wealth lets a man give many gifts, host many meals, and do many favors, and so it wins him many friends. These friends act as though they love him, because they flatter him and try to please him. But in truth, they love what he has, or rather, they love themselves and hope to profit through him.

Second, we can see how weak people’s love for one another is. A man who was once loved and respected while he prospered, if he falls into poverty, is separated from his neighbor. He is no longer recognized, visited, or cared for. People tell him to keep his distance and say he is a burden. Even someone who had been his neighbor and acquaintance will turn away and pass by on the other side. Since people’s consciences tell them they ought to help such a man, they like to have this excuse, that they never saw him.

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Proverbs 14:20

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"The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends."

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"When a rich man is shaken, he is supported by his friends, but when the humble is down, he is pushed away even by his friends."

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Psalms 49:10

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"For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others."

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Luke 16:9

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"I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents."

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Proverbs 19:1

"Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool."

Proverbs 19:2

"It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way."

Proverbs 19:3

"The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD."

Proverbs 19:5

"A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free."

Proverbs 19:6

"Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts."

Proverbs 19:7

"All the relatives of the poor shun him; how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone."

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