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Proverbs 13:7
7One person pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.
Proverbs 13:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
- New International Version (NIV)One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
Context of Proverbs 13:7
5The righteous hate lying, but the wicked bring disgust and shame. 6Righteousness guards people of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner. One person pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth. 8Riches are a ransom for a person’s life, but a poor person hears no threat. 9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is put out.
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יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ וְה֣וֹן רָֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 13:7
- Proverbs 13:11Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.
- Proverbs 12:9Better to be disregarded, yet have a servant, than to act important but have no food.
- Luke 18:11The Pharisee was standing and praying like this about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I’m not like other people — greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
- 1 Corinthians 4:8You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us — and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you!
- 2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.
- Revelation 3:17For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your bread on the surface of the water, for after many days you may find it.
- 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!
- 2 Corinthians 4:7Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power may be from God and not from us.
- Revelation 2:9I know your affliction and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7There is that maketh himself rich - That labors hard to acquire money, yet hath nothing; his excessive covetousness not being satisfied with what he possesses, nor permitting him to enjoy with comfort what he has acquired. The fable of the dog in the manger will illustrate this. There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches - "As poor," said St. Paul, "yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things." The former is the rich…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Compare Proverbs 11:24. There is a seeming wealth behind which there lies a deep spiritual poverty and wretchedness. There is a poverty which makes a person rich for the kingdom of God.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 Some who are really poor, trade and spend as if they were rich: this is sin, and will be shame, and it will end accordingly. Some that are really rich, would be thought to be poor: in this there is want of gratitude to God, want of justice and charity to others. There are many hypocrites, empty of grace, who will not be convinced of their poverty. There are many fearing Christians, who are spiritually rich, yet think themselves poor; by their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Things are not always what they seem.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. In opposite ways men act hypocritically for gain of honor or wealth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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