Proverbs 18:23-24

Darby Translation

²³He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.

²⁴A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:23-24

New International Version

²³The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.

²⁴One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.^(A)

Darby Translation (DARBY)

New International Version (NIV)