7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
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.
24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
24 The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.
24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty.
24 Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.
(Read Proverbs 11:24)
A man may grow poor by not paying just debts, not relieving the poor, not allowing needful expenses. Let men be ever so saving of what they have, if God appoints, it comes to nothing.
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
33 Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
(Read Matthew 6:25-34)
There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of this life. This often insnares the poor as much as the love of wealth does the rich. But there is a carefulness about temporal things which is a duty, though we must not carry these lawful cares too far. Take no thought for your life. Not about the length of it; but refer it to God to lengthen or shorten it as he pleases; our times are in his hand, and they are in a good hand. Not about the comforts of this life; but leave it to God to make it bitter or sweet as he pleases. Food and raiment God has promised, therefore we may expect them. Take no thought for the morrow, for the time to come. Be not anxious for the future, how you shall live next year, or when you are old, or what you shall leave behind you. As we must not boast of tomorrow, so we must not care for to-morrow, or the events of it. God has given us life, and has given us the body. And what can he not do for us, who did that? If we take care about our souls and for eternity, which are more than the body and its life, we may leave it to God to provide for us food and raiment, which are less. Improve this as an encouragement to trust in God. We must reconcile ourselves to our worldly estate, as we do to our stature. We cannot alter the disposals of Providence, therefore we must submit and resign ourselves to them. Thoughtfulness for our souls is the best cure of thoughtfulness for the world. Seek first the kingdom of God, and make religion your business: say not that this is the way to starve; no, it is the way to be well provided for, even in this world. The conclusion of the whole matter is, that it is the will and command of the Lord Jesus, that by daily prayers we may get strength to bear us up under our daily troubles, and to arm us against the temptations that attend them, and then let none of these things move us. Happy are those who take the Lord for their God, and make full proof of it by trusting themselves wholly to his wise disposal. Let thy Spirit convince us of sin in the want of this disposition, and take away the worldliness of our hearts.
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.