Bible Cross References
the brethren
Proverbs 19:4
Rich people are always finding new friends, but the poor cannot keep the few they have.
Proverbs 14:20
No one likes the poor, not even their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
Psalm 38:11
My friends and neighbors will not come near me, because of my sores; even my family keeps away from me.
Psalm 88:8
You have caused my friends to abandon me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am closed in and cannot escape;
Psalm 88:18
You have made even my closest friends abandon me, and darkness is my only companion.
Ecclesiastes 9:15
Someone lived there who was poor, but so clever that he could have saved the town. But no one thought about him.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
I have always said that wisdom is better than strength, but no one thinks of the poor as wise or pays any attention to what they say.
James 2:6
But you dishonor the poor! Who are the ones who oppress you and drag you before the judges? The rich!
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Proverbs 21:13
If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.
Luke 18:38-40
38
He cried out, "Jesus! Son of David! Have mercy on me!"
39
The people in front scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, "Son of David! Have mercy on me!"
40
So Jesus stopped and ordered the blind man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,
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Proverbs 18:23
When the poor speak, they have to be polite, but when the rich answer, they are rude.
James 2:15
Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.
James 2:16
What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!"---if you don't give them the necessities of life?
1 John 3:17
If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
1 John 3:18
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.