The Meaning of Proverbs 14:20 Explained

Proverbs 14:20

KJV: The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

YLT: Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many.

Darby: He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.

ASV: The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The poor  is hated  even of his own neighbour:  but the rich  [hath] many  friends. 

What does Proverbs 14:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 14

1  A wise woman builds her house

What do the individual words in Proverbs 14:20 mean?

Even by his own neighbor is hated the poor [man] but friends the rich [has] many
גַּם־ לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ יִשָּׂ֣נֵא רָ֑שׁ וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י עָשִׁ֣יר רַבִּֽים

גַּם־  Even 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ  by  his  own  neighbor 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
יִשָּׂ֣נֵא  is  hated 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.
רָ֑שׁ  the  poor  [man] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: רוּשׁ  
Sense: to be poor, be in want, lack.
וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י  but  friends 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: אָהַב  
Sense: to love.
עָשִׁ֣יר  the  rich  [has] 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָשִׁיר  
Sense: rich, wealthy n.
רַבִּֽים  many 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.