Proverbs 10:15 reinforces the same idea: wealth is a strong city, poverty brings ruin, explaining why the poor are hated and the rich have friends.

Proverbs 19:4 directly restates the same truth: wealth brings friends, poverty separates.

Proverbs 19:4 nearly repeats the proverb: wealth attracts friends, poverty isolates — a direct parallel in theme and wording.

Proverbs 19:6 adds that people seek favor from the generous—a related angle on wealth attracting friends.

Job 6:21-23 shows Job's friends failing him in his distress—echoing how the poor are abandoned by neighbors.

Job 19:13 says God has put Job's brethren far away—illustrating the isolation of the poor.

Job 19:14 states that Job's kinsfolk have failed and friends forgotten him—reinforcing the poor's abandonment.

Job 30:10 describes people abhorring and fleeing from Job—a vivid picture of the poor being despised.

Leviticus 25:35 commands supporting the poor, contrasting with the social neglect described here.

Luke 14:12 warns against inviting only those who can repay, echoing the social utility of wealthy friends here.