15The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.


In Context

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.

13 In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.

14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion.

15 The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.

16 The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked, unto sin.

17 The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs goeth astray.

Proverbs 10:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The rich man’s wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:15The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.