Proverbs 19:4
“Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wealth maketh many friends,.... Or "adds" (f); it increases the number of them: so the poet (g), "donec eris felix,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Here, 1. We may see how strong men's love of money is, that they will love any man, how undeserving soever he be…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
maketh Rather, addeth; προστίθησι, LXX.; addunt (divitiæ), Vulg.; the contrast being between the new friends gained by…
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