the brethren

Proverbs 19:4
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Proverbs 14:20
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.

Psalm 38:11
My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

Psalm 88:8, 18
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape. . . .

Ecclesiastes 9:15, 16
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. . . .

James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

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Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

Luke 18:38-40
So he called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" . . .

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Proverbs 18:23
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

James 2:15, 16
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. . . .

1 John 3:17, 18
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? . . .