Proverbs 19:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth [them with] words, [but] they are gone.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּ֥ל אֲחֵי־רָ֨שׁ ׀ שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ אַ֤ף כִּ֣י מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ רָחֲק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מְרַדֵּ֖ף אֲמָרִ֣ים *לא־**לוֹ־הֵֽמָּה׃

Transliteration

All ʾăḥê-rāš śənēʾuhū even more mərēʿēhū rāḥăqū from him məraddēp ʾămārîm lō-hēmmāh.

Grammar Details

*ʾăḥê*: noun, masculine plural construct - brothers of
*rāš*: adjective, masculine singular - poor
*śənēʾuhū*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - hate him
*mərēʿēhū*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his friends
*rāḥăqū*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - are distant/keep away
*məraddēp*: verb, piel participle, masculine singular - pursuing/chasing
*ʾămārîm*: noun, masculine plural - words/sayings
*lō*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
*hēmmāh*: pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they

Word Meanings

*ʾăḥê*: brothers/relatives of
*rāš*: poor person/poverty
*śənēʾuhū*: hate him/reject him
*mərēʿēhū*: his friends/companions/associates
*rāḥăqū*: are distant/keep away/withdraw
*məraddēp*: pursuing/chasing after/following
*ʾămārîm*: words/sayings/speeches
*lō*-*hēmmāh*: they are not his/they are nothing to him

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 38:11 : 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.
Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
Prov 18:23 : 23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
Eccl 9:15-16 : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Luke 18:38-40 : 38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. 40 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
Jas 2:6 : 6 But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, 16 and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?
1 John 3:17-18 : 17 But whoso {G302} hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? 18 [ My] Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
Ps 88:8 : 8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Ps 88:18 : 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.
Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

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