Poor in the Bible: 205 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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poor KJV

“Poor” is in the King James Bible 205 times, in 197 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

עני ‛ânı̂y 60 times
דּל dal 43 times
πτωχός ptōchos 31 times
אביון 'ebyôn 25 times
רוּשׁ rûsh 22 times
דּלּה dallâh 5 times
ענו עניו ‛ânâv ‛ânâyv 5 times
מוּך mûk 4 times
מסכּן miskên 4 times
חלכא חלכה chêlekâ' chêlekâh 3 times
ירשׁ ירשׁ yârash yârêsh 2 times
καί kai 1 time
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1 time

7 more, less often

πένης penēs 1 time
πεντιχρός pentichros 1 time
πτωχεύω ptōcheuō 1 time
חיל חל chêyl chêl 1 time
מחסור מחסר machsôr machsôr 1 time
ענה ‛ănâh 1 time
ראשׁ rô'sh 1 time

translating H4542

3 verses translating H4542 in Ecclesiastes Show all

Ecclesiastes

4:13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
9:15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
9:16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

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