New English Translation
Proverbs 13:7
7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great 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 person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace. 6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner. There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth. 8The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat. 9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes 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 gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
- Proverbs 12:9Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.
- Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers – or even like this tax collector.
- 1 Corinthians 4:8Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!
- 2 Peter 2:19Although these false teachers promise such people freedom, they themselves are enslaved to immorality. For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved.
- Revelation 3:17Because you say, “I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing,” but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.
- 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!
- 2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
- Revelation 2:9‘I know the distress you are suffering and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know the slander against you by those who call themselves Jews and really 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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