Proverbs 13:7-9

International Children’s Bible

⁷Some people pretend to be rich but really have nothing.
Other people pretend to be poor but really are wealthy.

⁸A rich man may have to pay a ransom for his life.
But a poor person will never have to face such a danger.

⁹Good people will live long like bright flames.
But the wicked will die like a flame going out.

Proverbs 13:7-9

New International Version

⁷One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;^(A)
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.^(B)

⁸A person’s riches may ransom their life,
but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.^(C)

⁹The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.^(D)

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

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