7One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.


In Context

4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

5 The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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

8 A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat.

9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

Proverbs 13:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:7One is as it were rich, when he hath nothing: and another is as it were poor, when he hath great riches.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:7There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:7There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:7There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth is abundant.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:7There is that makes himself rich, yet has nothing: there is that makes himself poor, yet has great riches.