Proverbs 13:7-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing;
others pretend to be poor yet have great wealth.(A)
8 Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life,
but a poor person pays no attention to a rebuke.
Proverbs 13:7-8
Revised Standard Version
7 One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
but a poor man has no means of redemption.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:8 Cn: Heb does not hear rebuke
Proverbs 13:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)
Footnotes
- 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 13:11
Revised Standard Version
11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 13:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 13:22
Revised Standard Version
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
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