Proverbs 13:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Some people pretend they are rich, but they have nothing. Others pretend they are poor, but they are really rich.

Cross References

Revelation 3:17

You say you are rich. You think you have become wealthy and don’t need anything. But you don’t know that you are really miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Proverbs 12:9

It is better to appear unimportant and have a servant than to pretend to be important and have no food.

Proverbs 11:24

Some people give freely and gain more; others refuse to give and end up with less.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We have much sadness, but we are always rejoicing. We are poor, but we are making many people rich in faith. We have nothing, but really we have everything.

2 Corinthians 4:7

We have this treasure from God, but we are only like clay jars that hold the treasure. This is to show that the amazing power we have is from God, not from us.

2 Peter 2:19

These false teachers promise those people freedom, but they themselves are not free. They are slaves to a mind that has been ruined by sin. Yes, people are slaves to anything that controls them.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters. God chose the poor people in the world to be rich in faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to those who love him.

Luke 12:21

“This is how it will be for anyone who saves things only for himself. To God that person is not rich.”

Proverbs 13:11

Money gained by cheating others will soon be gone. Money earned through hard work will grow and grow.

Revelation 2:9

“I know your troubles, and I know that you are poor, but really you are rich! I know the insults you have suffered from people who say they are Jews. But they are not true Jews. They are a group that belongs to Satan.

1 Corinthians 4:8

You think you have everything you need. You think you are rich. You think you have become kings without us. I wish you really were kings. Then we could rule together with you.

Luke 12:33

Sell the things you have and give that money to those who need it. This is the only way you can keep your riches from being lost. You will be storing treasure in heaven that lasts forever. Thieves can’t steal that treasure, and moths can’t destroy it.

Luke 12:20

“But God said to that man, ‘Foolish man! Tonight you will die. So what about the things you prepared for yourself? Who will get those things now?’

Proverbs 13:8

The rich might have to pay a ransom to save their lives, but the poor never receive such threats.