Proverbs 13:7

In 11 translations

BSB

One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

KJV

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

WEB

There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

ASV

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

LSV

There is [he] who is making himself rich, and has nothing, || Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.

YLT

There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.

DBY

There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.

DRC

One is as it were rich, when he hath nothing: and another is as it were poor, when he hath great riches.

GNV

There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

JPS

There is that pretendeth himself rich, yet hath nothing; there is that pretendeth himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

LXXE

There are some who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are some who bring themselves down in the midst of much wealth.

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Original-language editions

WLC

יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ וְה֣וֹן רָֽב׃

LXX-Br

Εἰσὶν οἱ πλουτίζοντες ἑαυτοὺς μηδὲν ἔχοντες, καὶ εἰσὶν οἱ ταπεινοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς ἐν πολλῷ πλούτῳ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
• Luke 18:11–14The 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. I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’…
• Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
• Proverbs 12:9Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
• Proverbs 13:11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
• 2 Corinthians 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
• 2 Corinthians 4:7Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
• James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
• Luke 12:21This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
• 2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
• 1 Corinthians 4:10–11We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored. To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated,…
• Ecclesiastes 11:1–2Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
• Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
• Revelation 2:9I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
• 1 Corinthians 4:8Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!

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