7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
7 One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
7 A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.
7 There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
7 Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:7
Commentary on Proverbs 13:7
(Read Proverbs 13:7)
Some who are really poor, trade and spend as if they were rich: this is sin, and will be shame, and it will end accordingly. Some that are really rich, would be thought to be poor: in this there is want of gratitude to God, want of justice and charity to others. There are many hypocrites, empty of grace, who will not be convinced of their poverty. There are many fearing Christians, who are spiritually rich, yet think themselves poor; by their doubts, and complaints, and griefs, they make themselves poor.