Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The rich man’s wealth is his fortress,
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עשׁיר 
`ashiyr 
Usage: 23

הון 
Hown 
Usage: 26

is his strong
עוז עז 
`oz 
Usage: 55

קריה 
Qiryah 
Usage: 31

מחתּה 
M@chittah 
Usage: 11

of the poor
דּל 
Dal 
Usage: 48

References

Context Readings

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

14 Wise men preserve knowledge. The mouth of the foolish is near destruction. 15 The rich man’s wealth is his fortress,
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The yield of the wicked is punishment.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:11

The rich man's wealth is his strong city. It is his high wall of vanity.

Psalm 52:7

Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Proverbs 19:7

The brothers of the poor hate him. His friends leave him. He pursues them with words but they do not listen!

Mark 10:24

The disciples were amazed at his words. Jesus repeated it again: Children, it is hard to enter into the kingdom of God!

Job 31:24-25

If I have made gold my trust, or called fine gold my confidence,

Psalm 49:6

They trust their riches and brag about their abundant wealth.

Proverbs 14:20

The poor is hated by his neighbor, but the rich have many friends.

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

Wisdom is a shelter just as money is a shelter. The advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives lift to those who have it.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what Jehovah says: Do not let wise people brag about their wisdom. Do not let strong people brag about their strength. Do not let rich people brag about their riches.

Micah 2:1-2

Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning comes they do it because they are able to (it is in the power of their hands).

Luke 12:19

I will say to my self: 'You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.'

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in this present system not to be high-minded (arrogant), not to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

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