Parallel Verses
Amplified
There is one who pretends to be rich, yet has nothing at all;
Another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
New American Standard Bible
Another
King James Version
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
Holman Bible
another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.
International Standard Version
One person pretends to be wealthy, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet is rich.
A Conservative Version
There is he who makes himself rich, yet has nothing, [and] he who makes himself poor, yet [has] great wealth.
American Standard Version
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
Bible in Basic English
A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
Darby Translation
There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.
Julia Smith Translation
There is he making himself rich, and not anything: making himself poor, and much wealth.
King James 2000
There is one that makes himself rich, yet has nothing: there is one that makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
Lexham Expanded Bible
There is one who acts rich but {has nothing}; another who pretends to be poor but [has] wealth.
Modern King James verseion
There are those who act rich, yet have nothing; and those who act poor, yet have great riches.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Some men are rich, though they have nothing; again, some men are poor having great riches.
NET Bible
There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.
New Heart English Bible
There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
The Emphasized Bible
There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.
Webster
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
World English Bible
There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
Youngs Literal Translation
There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth is abundant.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 13:7
Prayers for Proverbs 13:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Lives Righteously
6
Righteousness (being in right standing with God) guards the one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness undermines and overthrows the sinner.
There is one who pretends to be rich, yet has nothing at all;
Another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
The ransom for a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor man does not even have to listen to a rebuke or threats [from the envious].
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:10-11
We are [regarded as] fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are highly esteemed, but we are dishonored.
2 Corinthians 6:10
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet bestowing riches on many; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
Revelation 3:17
Proverbs 11:24
There is the one who [generously] scatters [abroad], and yet increases all the more;
And there is the one who withholds what is justly due, but it results only in want and poverty.
Proverbs 12:9
Than he who [boastfully] honors himself [pretending to be what he is not] and lacks bread.
Proverbs 13:11
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will
Luke 12:21
Luke 12:33
Luke 18:11-14
1 Corinthians 4:8
[You behave as if] you are already filled [with spiritual wisdom and in need of nothing more]. Already you have become rich [in spiritual gifts]! You [in your conceit] have ascended your thrones and become kings without us; and how I wish [that it were true and] that you did reign as kings, so that we might reign with you.
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this precious treasure [the good news about salvation] in [unworthy] earthen vessels [of human frailty], so that the grandeur and surpassing greatness of the power will be [shown to be] from God [His sufficiency] and not from ourselves.
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
2 Peter 2:19
They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity—for by whatever anyone is defeated and overcome, to that [person, thing, philosophy, or concept] he is continually enslaved.
Revelation 2:9