7 All the brethren of a poor [man] hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth [them] with words,—they are not [to be found].

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 19:7

Commentary on Proverbs 19:7

(Read Proverbs 19:7)

Christ was left by all his disciples; but the Father was with him. It encourages our faith that he had so large an experience of the sorrows of poverty.