Proverbs 10:15 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

The rich person's wealth is his strong city. Poverty ruins the poor.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

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

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

Proverbs 10:15 Cross References

XREF:

Job 31:24 "If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust,

Psalm 52:7 "Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire."

Proverbs 18:11 A rich man's wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.

Proverbs 19:7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him; How much more do his friends abandon him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

10:15 The rich man's wealth [is] his {h} strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.
(h) And so makes him bold to do evil, while poverty bridles the poor from many evil things.

WES:

10:15 Wealth - It often redeems him from dangers and calamities. Poverty - Is the cause of their ruin.

MHC:

10:7. Both the just and the wicked must die; but between their souls there is a vast difference. 8. The wise in heart puts his knowledge in practice. 9. Dissemblers, after all their shuffling, will be exposed. 10. Trick and artifice will be no excuse for iniquity. 11. The good man's mouth is always open to teach, comfort, and correct others. 12. Where there is hatred, every thing stirs up strife. By bearing with each other, peace and harmony are preserved. 13. Those that foolishly go on in wicked ways, prepare rods for themselves. 14. Whatever knowledge may be useful, we must lay it up, that it may not be to seek when we want it. The wise gain this wisdom by reading, by hearing the word, by meditation, by prayer, by faith in Christ, who is made of God unto us wisdom. 15. This refers to the common mistakes both of rich and poor, as to their outward condition. Rich people's wealth exposes them to many dangers; while a poor man may live comfortably, if he is content, keeps a good conscience, and lives by faith. 16. Perhaps a righteous man has no more than what he works hard for, but that labour tends to life. 17. The traveller that has missed his way, and cannot bear to be told of it, and to be shown the right way, must err still. 18. He is especially a fool who thinks to hide anything from God; and malice is no better. 19. Those that speak much, speak much amiss. He that checks himself is a wise man, and therein consults his own peace. 20,21. The tongue of the just is sincere, freed from the dross of guile and evil design. Pious discourse is spiritual food to the needy. Fools die for want of a heart, so the word is; for want of thought.

CONC:

Destruction Fortified Fortress Man's Poor Poverty Property Rich Ruin Strong Town Wealth

City Destruction Fortified Fortress Need Poor Poverty Property Rich Ruin Strong Wealth

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