Proverbs 18:23 · KJV
"The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly."
King James Version
What does Proverbs 18:23 mean? →Passage Context
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
23The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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