Proverbs 13:7

There is some one that pretendeth to be rich without having any thing; another that pretendeth to be poor while having abundant wealth.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

In Context

6Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright on his way; but wickedness perverteth the [man of] sin.

8As the ransom of a man's life [hath he often to give] his riches; but the poor heareth no threat.

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:24There is a man that scattereth gifts, and yet his wealth is increased: and there is one that withholdeth more than is proper, and still cometh only to want.

Proverbs 13:11Wealth [gotten] by vain deeds will be diminished; but he that gathereth by close labor will increase it.

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 →

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