Proverbs 14:20-22

Authorized (King James) Version

²⁰The poor is hated even of his own neighbour:
but the rich hath many friends.

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

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

Proverbs 14:20-22

New International Version

²⁰The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.^(A)

²¹It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,^(B)
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.^(C)

²²Do not those who plot evil go astray?^(D)
But those who plan what is good find^[a] love and faithfulness.

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

New International Version (NIV)