Proverbs 10:15
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The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
In other translations
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 18:11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
- Proverbs 19:7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.All the brothers of a poor man hate him— how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
- Proverbs 14:20The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
- Psalm 52:7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
- Proverbs 22:22-2322 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, 23 for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
- Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
- Psalm 49:6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Micah 2:1-21 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. 2 They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.
- Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
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