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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.

  6. 2 Kings 4:1–2Rank 6 from verse 23
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    1NOW there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

    2And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

  7. Isaiah 66:2Rank 7 from verse 23
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    2For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

  8. 1 Samuel 2:36Rank 8 from verse 23
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    36And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

  9. 1 Samuel 25:10Rank 9 from verse 23
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    10¶ And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

  10. Genesis 42:30Rank 10 from verse 23
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    30The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

  11. Genesis 42:7Rank 11 from verse 23
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    7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

  12. Matthew 5:3Rank 12 from verse 23
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    3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

  13. Ruth 2:7Rank 13 from verse 23
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    7And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

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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

COMBINED MEANING

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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18:22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

18:23The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

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18:24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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