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 Exposition
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing,.... Some persons make a great show of riches, and would be thought to be rich; put on fine clothes, live at a high rate, and appear in great pomp,…
Barnes' Notes
Compare Pro 11:24. There is a seeming wealth behind which there lies a deep spiritual poverty and wretchedness. There is a poverty which makes a person rich for the kingdom of God.
Matthew Henry
This observation is applicable,
I. To men's worldly estate. The world is a great cheat, not only the things of the world, but the men of the world. All men are liars. Here is an instance in two sore…
Cambridge Bible
maketh This rendering, which is retained in R.V. text, has its highest illustration in Christ Himself (Php 2:5-11; 2Co 8:9), and accords with the constant teaching of the N.T. (Php 3:7-9; 2Co 6:10;…
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