Proverbs 13:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 18:11-14 : 11 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. 12 Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have. 13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner. 14 I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
  • 1 Cor 4:10-11 : 10 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. 11 Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.
  • Rev 3:17 : 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.
  • Jas 2:5 : 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 Pet 2:19 : 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.
  • Rev 2:9 : 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.
  • 2 Cor 4:7 : 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;
  • 1 Cor 4:8 : 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.
  • Prov 11:24 : 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.
  • Prov 12:9 : 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.
  • Prov 13:11 : 11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again. 2 Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.
  • Luke 12:21 : 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 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:8
    81%

    8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

  • Prov 28:11
    80%

    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Prov 22:16
    78%

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 28:6
    78%

    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 28:22
    78%

    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Prov 10:15
    78%

    15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

  • Prov 11:24
    77%

    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.

  • Luke 12:21
    77%

    21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

  • Prov 13:23
    76%

    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Ps 52:7
    76%

    7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

  • Prov 13:11
    76%

    11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13 And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.

    14 As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand.

  • Prov 28:27
    76%

    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

    20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 11:28
    75%

    28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

  • Prov 19:4
    75%

    4 Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

  • Prov 10:4
    75%

    4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

  • Prov 14:20
    75%

    20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

  • Prov 28:8
    75%

    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Ps 37:16
    75%

    16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Prov 22:7
    74%

    7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

  • Ps 39:6
    74%

    6 Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

  • Ps 49:6
    74%

    6 Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.

  • Prov 18:11
    74%

    11 The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.

  • Prov 20:14
    74%

    14 A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

  • 1 Sam 2:7
    74%

    7 The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

  • Job 27:19
    74%

    19 He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.

  • Prov 10:22
    73%

    22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

  • Prov 21:17
    73%

    17 The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

  • Eccl 6:2
    73%

    2 A man to whom God gives money, wealth, and honour so that he has all his desires but God does not give him the power to have joy of it, and a strange man takes it. This is to no purpose and an evil disease.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    73%

    9 But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.

  • Jas 1:10
    73%

    10 But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.

  • Prov 19:1
    73%

    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11 Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.

  • Prov 22:2
    73%

    2 The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

  • Prov 11:4
    73%

    4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

  • Prov 23:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

    5 Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

  • Matt 13:12
    73%

    12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Prov 15:6
    72%

    6 In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

  • Prov 6:11
    72%

    11 Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

  • Eccl 5:10
    72%

    10 When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

  • Eccl 6:8
    72%

    8 What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?

  • Ps 62:10
    72%

    10 Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 21:26
    72%

    26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.