Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Amplified
There is one who pretends to be rich, yet has nothing at all;
Another pretends to be poor, yet has 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 keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin. 7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth. 8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:10-11
We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.
2 Corinthians 6:10
As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.
Revelation 3:17
For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.
Proverbs 11:24
A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
Proverbs 12:9
He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.
Proverbs 13:11
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
Luke 12:21
So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
Luke 12:33
Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.
Luke 18:11-14
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
1 Corinthians 4:8
For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;
James 2:5
Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
2 Peter 2:19
Saying that they will be free, while they themselves are the servants of destruction; because whatever gets the better of a man makes a servant of him.
Revelation 2:9
I have knowledge of your troubles and how poor you are (but you have true wealth), and the evil words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a Synagogue of Satan.