Proverbs 13:7
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Proverbs 13:11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
Luke 12:21This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
2 Corinthians 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
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 →