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Proverbs 18:23

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The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
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  1. James 2:3Rank 1 from verse 23
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    3And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

  2. Exodus 5:2Rank 2 from verse 23
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    2And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

  3. James 1:9–11Rank 3 from verse 23
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    9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

    10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

    11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

  4. James 2:6Rank 4 from verse 23
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    6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

  5. 1 Samuel 25:17Rank 5 from verse 23
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    17Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

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Proverbs 18:23

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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rich

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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

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

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24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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