Proverbs
Proverbs 13:7–8
7One pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8Riches may ransom a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat.
Word by word
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Proverbs 13:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One pretends to be rich | מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר | miṯ·‘aš·šêr | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H6238 be or become rich |
| but has nothing | וְאֵ֣ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| another pretends to be poor | מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ | miṯ·rō·wō·šêš | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H7326 be in want, poor |
| yet has great | רָֽב׃ | rāḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| wealth | וְה֣וֹן | wə·hō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1952 wealth, sufficiency |
Proverbs 13:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riches | עָשְׁר֑וֹ | ‘ā·šə·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6239 be or become rich |
| may ransom | כֹּ֣פֶר | kō·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3724 the price of a life, ransom |
| a man’s | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| life | נֶֽפֶשׁ־ | ne·p̄eš- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| but a poor | וְ֝רָ֗שׁ | wə·rāš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7326 be in want, poor |
| man hears | שָׁמַ֥ע | šā·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| threat | גְּעָרָֽה׃ | gə·‘ā·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1606 rebuke |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 13:7 Revelation 3:17 · Luke 18:11–14 · Proverbs 11:24 · Proverbs 12:9 · 2 Corinthians 6:10 · Proverbs 13:11 · James 2:5 · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · Luke 12:21 · 2 Peter 2:19 · Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 · 1 Corinthians 4:10–11
Proverbs 13:8 Matthew 16:26 · 1 Peter 1:18–19 · 2 Kings 24:14 · Psalm 49:6–10 · Jeremiah 39:10 · Zephaniah 3:12 · 2 Kings 25:12 · Job 2:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.