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


In Context

4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

5 A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

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

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

8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:7One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

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 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.