Proverbs 19:4 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 19:4 MSG (The Message)
Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies, but poor people are avoided like a plague.
Proverbs 19:4 KJV (King James Version)
Wealth maketh many friends; But the poor is separated from his neighbour.
Proverbs 19:4 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Wealth adds many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4 NCV (New Century Version)
Wealthy people are always finding more friends, but the poor lose all theirs.
Proverbs 19:4 ASV (American Standard Version)
Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4 NIV (New International Version)
Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
Proverbs 19:4 NKJV (New King James Version)
Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Wealth makes many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend. [Prov 14:20]
Proverbs 19:4 NLT (New Living Translation)
Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away.
Proverbs 19:4 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Being wealthy means having lots of “friends,” but the poor can’t keep the ones they have.
Proverbs 19:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.