Proverbs 10:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 10:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 10:15 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 10:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 10:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 10:15 — World English Bible

Proverbs 10:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The wealth of the rich <FI>is<Fi> his strong city, The ruin of the poor <FI>is<Fi> their poverty.”

Proverbs 10:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 10:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 10:15 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 10:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The riche mans goodes are his strong citie: but the feare of the needie is their pouertie.”

Proverbs 10:15 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 10:15 in Context — Proverbs 10

13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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

16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

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What Does Proverbs 10:15 Mean?

Proverbs 10:15 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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