Proverbs 13:7
“There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing,.... Some persons make a great show of riches, and would be thought…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Compare Pro 11:24. There is a seeming wealth behind which there lies a deep spiritual poverty and wretchedness. There is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
This observation is applicable,
I. To men's worldly estate. The world is a great cheat, not only the things of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
maketh This rendering, which is retained in R.V. text, has its highest illustration in Christ Himself (Php 2:5-11; 2Co…
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