Proverbs 18:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.”
Proverbs 18:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 18:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 18:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 18:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.”
Proverbs 18:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 18:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.”
Proverbs 18:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“<FI> With<Fi> supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.”
Proverbs 18:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 18:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly. ”
Proverbs 18:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 18:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The poore speaketh with prayers: but the rich answereth roughly.”
Proverbs 18:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 18:23 in Context — Proverbs 18
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
What Does Proverbs 18:23 Mean?
Proverbs 18:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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