Proverbs 13:7
There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
6Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
8The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
Proverbs 13:11Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Luke 12:21so [is] he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'
Luke 18:11the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;
1 Corinthians 4:10we [are] fools because of Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we [are] ailing, and ye strong; ye glorious, and we dishonoured;
2 Corinthians 6:10as sorrowful, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and 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 →