There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
WEB
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
YLT
There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth is abundant.
DBT
There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.