Proverbs 18:23
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The poor uses entreaties; but the rich answers roughly.
American King James Version (AKJV)
The poor uses entreaties; but the rich answers roughly.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
Webster's Revision
The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
World English Bible
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The poor useth entreaties: but the rich answereth roughly.
Barnes's Proverbs 18:23 Bible Commentary
Note the paradox. The poor man, of whom one might expect roughness, supplicates; the rich, well nurtured, from whom one might look for courtesy, answers harshly and brusquely.
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