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Spiritual Reality vs. Appearance
Commentators agree this proverb's primary meaning is spiritual. It warns against the self-deception of appearing spiritually rich while being empty of true grace, a condition seen in the Pharisees and the church of Laodicea (Rev. 3:17). True wealth is found not in outward shows of piety but in the state of one's heart before God.
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Albert Barnes
On Proverbs 13:7
18th Century
Theologian
Compare Proverbs 11:24. There is a seeming wealth behind which there lies a deep spiritual poverty and wretchedness. There is a poverty which makes…
Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 13:7
19th Century
Bishop
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing.—Compare to Luke 12:21, and the advice given in Revelation 3:17.
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John Gill
On Proverbs 13:7
17th Century
Pastor
There is that maketh himself rich, yet [has] nothing
Some persons make a great show of riches, and would be thought t…
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Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 13:7
17th Century
Minister
Some who are truly poor trade and spend as if they were rich; this is sin, it will be their shame, and it will end accordingly. Some who are truly …