Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 13:7
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Berean Standard Bible
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 13
5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8 Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
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