Proverbs 14:20
Strong's Lexicon
The poor [man]
רָ֑שׁ (rāš)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7326: 1) to be poor, be in want, lack 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be poor 1a2) to be in want or hunger 1a3) poor man (subst) 1b)(Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle)

is hated
יִשָּׂ֣נֵא (yiś·śā·nê)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8130: 1) to hate, be hateful 1a) (Qal) to hate 1a1) of man 1a2) of God 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be hated 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom

even
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

by his neighbor,
לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ (lə·rê·‘ê·hū)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person 1a) friend, intimate 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase)

but many are those
רַבִּֽים׃ (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief

who love
וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י (wə·’ō·hă·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like

the rich.
עָשִׁ֣יר (‘ā·šîr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6223: adj 1) rich, wealthy n 2) the rich, the wealthy, rich man

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.

Young's Literal Translation
Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but there are many who love the rich.

New American Standard Bible
The poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many.

King James Bible
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

New Living Translation
The poor are despised even by their neighbors, while the rich have many "friends."

English Standard Version
The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

New American Standard Bible
The poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many.

King James Bible
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but there are many who love the rich.

International Standard Version
The poor person is shunned by his neighbor, but many are the friends of the wealthy.

NET Bible
A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

American Standard Version
The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

English Revised Version
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

Young's Literal Translation
Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many.
















Cross References
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

Proverbs 19:7
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:18
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:17
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 14:21
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 14:22
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Proverbs 14:23
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
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