Proverbs 13:7
There is that pretendeth himself rich, yet hath nothing; there is that pretendeth himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
8The ransom of a man's life are his riches; but the poor heareth no threatening.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
Proverbs 13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase.
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 →