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Proverbs 10:15
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Proverbs 10:15 · Berean Standard Bible
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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.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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In context
12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
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.
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
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