Proverbs 18:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.”

Proverbs 18:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 18:23 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 18:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 18:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.”

Proverbs 18:23 — World English Bible

Proverbs 18:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.”

Proverbs 18:23 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 18:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“<FI> With<Fi> supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.”

Proverbs 18:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 18:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.”

Proverbs 18:23 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 18:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The poore speaketh with prayers: but the rich answereth roughly.”

Proverbs 18:23 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 18:23 in Context — Proverbs 18

21 La muerte y la vida están en poder de la lengua; y el que la ama comerá de sus frutos.

22 El que halló esposa halló el bien, y alcanzó la benevolencia de Jehová.

23 El pobre habla con ruegos; mas el rico responde durezas.

24 El hombre [que tiene] amigos, ha de mostrarse amigo: y amigo hay más conjunto que el hermano.

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What Does Proverbs 18:23 Mean?

Proverbs 18:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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