Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
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.
Bible in Basic English
The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
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.
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 Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but [to] the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near. 15 The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor [is] their poverty. 16 The wage of the righteous [leads] to life; the gain of the wicked to sin.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:11
The wealth of the rich [is] {his strong city}, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.
Psalm 52:7
"Look, the man [who] would not make God his refuge, but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth; he took refuge in his destructiveness."
Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of the poor, [if] they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues [them with] words, [and] they are gone.
Mark 10:24
And the disciples were astounded at his words. But Jesus answered [and] said to them again, "Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God!
Job 31:24-25
"If I have made gold my trust, or I have called fine gold my security,
Psalm 49:6
those who trust their wealth and boast about the abundance of their riches?
Proverbs 14:20
The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the lovers of the rich are many.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
Ecclesiastes 7:12
{For wisdom offers protection like money offers protection}. But knowledge [has] an advantage--wisdom restores life to its possessor.
Jeremiah 9:23
Thus says Yahweh, "[The] wise man must not boast in his wisdom, and the warrior must not boast in his might, [the] wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.
Micah 2:1-2
Woe [to] those who plan wickedness and evil deeds upon their beds! In the light of the morning they did it, because they have power in their hands.
Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" '
1 Timothy 6:17
Command those [who are] rich in this present age not to be proud and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who provides us all [things] richly for enjoyment,