Proverbs 19:7

Proverbs 19:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
how much more do their friends avoid them!
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
they are nowhere to be found.19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

7All the brothers of a poor person hate him;
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are 19:7 Lit notgone.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

7All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

7All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

7All 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.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

7Poor people are avoided by their whole family.
Their friends avoid them even more.
The poor person runs after his friends to beg for help.
But they can’t be found.

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