Proverbs 13:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 13:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 13:7 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 13:7 — KJV
“There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.”
— Proverbs 13:7 (KJV)
Proverbs 13:7 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 13:7
“A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:7: rich, yet, hath
“There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:7: rich, yet, hath
“As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:7: rich, yet, nothing
“For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:7: rich, hath, riches
“And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: wax rich...: Heb. his hand obtain, etc”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:7: himself, rich, poor
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