Proverbs 13:7
There is someone who enriches himself, but has nothing at all, 1 and there is someone who gives everything away, yet is truly wealthy. 1
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8The ransom of a rich man's life is his wealth, 1 but a poor person does not hear a threat. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters—he will accumulate even more; 1 another withholds what he should give—he comes to poverty. 1
Proverbs 13:11Wealth dwindles away when there is too much vanity, 1 but the one who makes money by working with his hand will make his money grow. 1
Luke 12:21That is what someone is like who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed these things about himself, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, unrighteous people, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we are held in dishonor.
2 Corinthians 6:10We work as sorrowful, but we are always rejoicing. We work as poor, but we are making many rich. We work as having nothing and yet as 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 →