Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Holman Bible
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
International Standard Version
The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth, but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.
A Conservative Version
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
American Standard Version
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Amplified
The rich man’s wealth is his fortress;
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Darby Translation
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Julia Smith Translation
The wealth of the rich his strong city: the destruction of the poor their poverty.
King James 2000
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
Modern King James verseion
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The rich man's goods are his stronghold; but poverty oppresseth the poor.
NET Bible
The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.
New Heart English Bible
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The Emphasized Bible
The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.
Webster
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
World English Bible
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Concerning The Mouth
14 Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near. 15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction. 16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:11
The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.
Psalm 52:7
See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself
Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...
Mark 10:24
And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!
Job 31:24-25
If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;
Psalm 49:6
Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.
Proverbs 14:20
The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:
Ecclesiastes 7:12
Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.
Jeremiah 9:23
This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
Micah 2:1-2
A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.
1 Timothy 6:17
Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;