Proverbs 14:20

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The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.	The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends.	He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The poor^H7326 is hated^H8130 even of his own neighbour^H7453: but the rich^H6223 hath many^H7227 friends^H157.

Original Hebrew

גַּם־לְרֵעֵהוּ יִשָּׂנֵא רָשׁ וְאֹהֲבֵי עָשִׁיר רַבִּים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
גַּם	gam-	H1571	HTa	also
לְ֭/רֵעֵ/הוּ	Le./re.'e./hu	H7453	HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms	by/ neighbor/ his
יִשָּׂ֣נֵא	yi.Sa.ne'	H8130	HVNi3ms	he is hated
רָ֑שׁ	Rash	H7326	HVqrmsa	a poor (person)
וְ/אֹהֲבֵ֖י	ve./'o.ha.Vei	H157	HC/Vqrmpc	and/ (those who) love
עָשִׁ֣יר	'a.Shir	H6223	HAamsa	(of) (the) rich
רַבִּֽים	ra.Bim	H7227	HAampa	(are) many

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H157 — אָהַב (ʼâhab, aw-hab'): or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
H6223 — עָשִׁיר (ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'): from עָשַׁר; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man).
H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
H7326 — רוּשׁ (rûwsh, roosh): a primitive root; to be destitute; lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
H7453 — רֵעַ (rêaʻ, ray'-ah): or רֵיעַ; from רָעָה; an associate (more or less close); brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.
H8130 — שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ, saw-nay'): a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H1571 — גַּם (gam, gam): by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.

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