Proverbs 18:23
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
In context
21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
23 The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:23 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
- KJV King James Version
- The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
- WEB World English Bible
- The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- [With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.