Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:1-29
Lessons heeded and ignored (19:1-29)Moral uprightness is more important than wealth, and wise action is more important than hasty action. People are foolish when they blame God for the trouble they bring upon themselves through their own mistakes (19:1-3).Often the reason the rich have many friends is that these ‘friends’ hope to gain personally from their wealth or influence (4-6). The poor lose their friends, though in a sense they are rich if they maintain their understanding (7-8). People... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:4
Wealth maketh many friends ( Proverbs 19:6 , Proverbs 19:7 ; Proverbs 14:20 ). A Greek gnome expresses the same truth— ἐὰν δ ἔχωμεν χρήμαθ ἕξομεν φίλους . The poor is separated from his neighbour. But it is better to make the act of separation emanate from the friend (as the Hebrew allows), and to render, with the Revised Version, The friend of the poor separateth himself from him. The word for "poor" is here dal, which means "feeble," "languid;" so Proverbs... read more