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Proverbs 10:15

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 10:15 · King James Version

In other versions

  • The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    ASV

  • The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

    BBE

  • The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    DBY

  • The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    WEB

  • The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.

    YLT

  • The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    ENG

  • The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    WBT

  • The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

    BSB

In context

13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

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