Proverbs 18:23
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
Cross References
James 2:3
If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, "Here is a seat of honor," but say to the poor man "You must stand," or, "Sit at my feet,"

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

1 Kings 12:13
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

2 Chronicles 10:13
And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders

Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of a poor man hate him--how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.

Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

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Ruth 2:7
She has said, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.' So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter."

1 Samuel 2:36
And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, "Please appoint me to some priestly office, so that I may eat a piece of bread."'"

2 Kings 4:1, 2
Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!" . . .

Isaiah 66:2
Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being, declares the LORD. This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.

Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

James 1:9-11
The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. . . .

rich

Genesis 42:7, 30
When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. "Where have you come from?" he asked. "From the land of Canaan, " they replied. "We are here to buy food." . . .

Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh replied, "Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go."

1 Samuel 25:10, 17
But Nabal asked them, "Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters. . . .

James 2:3
If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, "Here is a seat of honor, " but say to the poor man "You must stand, " or, "Sit at my feet, "

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