One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
NIV
One man considers himself rich, yet has nothing [to keep permanently]; another man considers himself poor, yet has great [and indestructible] riches. [Prov. 12:9; Luke 12:20, 21.]AMP
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
KJV
The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and are filled with shame.
NIV
A [consistently] righteous man hates lying and deceit, but a wicked man is loathsome [his very breath spreads pollution] and he comes [surely] to shame.
AMP
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
KJV
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
NIV
The light of the [uncompromisingly] righteous [is within him--it grows brighter and] rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked [furnishes only a derived, temporary light and] shall be put out shortly.
AMP
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
KJV
Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
NIV
Righteousness (rightness and justice in every area and relation) guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness plunges into sin and overthrows the sinner.
AMP
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
KJV
The rich may be able to ransom their lives, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
NIV
A rich man can buy his way out of threatened death by paying a ransom, but the poor man does not even have to listen to threats [from the envious].
AMP
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
KJV
