Proverbs 13:7

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

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  • Luke 18:11-14 : 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.' 12 'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' 13 'But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven but beat his chest and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
  • 1 Cor 4:10-11 : 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored! 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, and we are homeless.
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
  • Rev 3:17 : 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • 2 Pet 2:19 : 19 They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them.
  • Rev 2:9 : 9 I know your works, your tribulation, and your poverty (though you are rich), and the slander 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 treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
  • 1 Cor 4:8 : 8 Already you are full! Already you are rich! You have begun to reign without us—and how I wish that you really had begun to reign, so that we also might reign with you!
  • Prov 11:24 : 24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.
  • Prov 12:9 : 9 Better to be lowly and have a servant than to act important and have no food.
  • Prov 13:11 : 11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Send your bread upon the waters, for in many days you will find it again. 2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the earth.
  • Luke 12:21 : 21 So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:8
    81%

    8 A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Prov 28:11
    80%

    11 A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Prov 22:16
    78%

    16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 28:6
    78%

    6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Prov 28:22
    78%

    22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 10:15
    78%

    15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Prov 11:24
    77%

    24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.

  • Luke 12:21
    77%

    21 So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 13:23
    76%

    23 An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Ps 52:7
    76%

    7 But God will tear you down forever; He will snatch and uproot you from your tent and dislodge you from the land of the living. Selah.

  • Prov 13:11
    76%

    11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13 Or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children, there is nothing left for them to inherit.

    14 As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.

  • Prov 28:27
    76%

    27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

    20 A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 11:28
    75%

    28 Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 19:4
    75%

    4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is abandoned by their friends.

  • Prov 10:4
    75%

    4 Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  • Prov 14:20
    75%

    20 The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

  • Prov 28:8
    75%

    8 Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Ps 37:16
    75%

    16 Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 22:7
    74%

    7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Ps 39:6
    74%

    6 Behold, You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.

  • Ps 49:6
    74%

    6 Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels?

  • Prov 18:11
    74%

    11 The wealth of the rich is like their fortified city; they imagine it is a wall too high to scale.

  • Prov 20:14
    74%

    14 'It’s no good, it’s no good!' says the buyer; then he goes away and boasts about the deal.

  • 1 Sam 2:7
    74%

    7 'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.'

  • Job 27:19
    74%

    19 The rich man lies down, but he will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is no more.

  • Prov 10:22
    73%

    22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it.

  • Prov 21:17
    73%

    17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.

  • Eccl 6:2
    73%

    2 God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires. Yet God does not enable him to enjoy them, but instead a foreigner eats them. This is meaningless and a grievous misfortune.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    73%

    9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • Jas 1:10
    73%

    10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.

  • Prov 19:1
    73%

    1 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, so is one who gains wealth by unjust means. In the middle of his life, it will desert him, and in the end, he will prove to be a fool.

  • Prov 22:2
    73%

    2 The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.

  • Prov 11:4
    73%

    4 Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Prov 23:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

    5 Will you fix your eyes on wealth only for it to vanish? For it makes itself wings and flies away like an eagle toward the heavens.

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23 The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.

  • Matt 13:12
    73%

    12 For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

  • Prov 15:6
    72%

    6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 6:11
    72%

    11 and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:10
    72%

    10 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?

  • Eccl 6:8
    72%

    8 What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Ps 62:10
    72%

    10 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

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

  • Prov 21:26
    72%

    26 All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.