Proverbs 10:15
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
In context
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
15 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
Proverbs 10:15 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
- KJV King James Version
- The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- WEB World English Bible
- The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.