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Proverbs 10:15

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 10:15 in other translations

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

Proverbs 10:15 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 10:15 in context

  1. 13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,
    but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
  2. 14Wise men lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
  3. 15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
    The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
  4. 16The labor of the righteous leads to life.
    The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
  5. 17He is in the way of life who heeds correction,
    but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.