Proverbs 13:7
There is he who makes himself rich, yet has nothing, [and] he who makes himself poor, yet [has] great wealth.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
8The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hears no threatening.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:24There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.
Proverbs 13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall have increase.
Luke 12:21So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God.
Luke 18:11Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
1 Corinthians 4:10We are foolish for the sake of Christ, but ye are wise in Christ. We are weak, but ye are strong. Ye are esteemed, but we are disreputable.
2 Corinthians 6:10as grieving, but always rejoicing; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:7
6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. See here, 1. Saints secured from ruin. Those that are upright in their way, that mean honestly in all their actions, adhere conscientiously to the sacred and eternal rules of equity, and deal sincerely both with God and man, their integrity will keep them from the temptations of Satan, which shall not prevail over them, the reproaches and injuries of evil men, which shall not fasten upon them, to do them any real… Read the whole commentary →