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Proverbs 10:15
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KJ21
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
ASV
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
AMP
The rich man’s wealth is his fortress; The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
AMPC
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
BRG
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
CSB
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
CSBA
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
CEB
The riches of the wealthy are their strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
CJB
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
CEV
Great wealth can be a fortress, but poverty is no protection at all.
DARBY
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
DRA
The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.
ERV
Wealth protects the rich, but poverty destroys the poor.
EASY
Money keeps rich people safe, like a strong city. But poor people die because they have no one to help them.
EHV
A rich person’s wealth is his strong city. Poverty is the ruin of poor people.
ESV
A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
ESVUK
A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
EXB
·Having lots of money protects the rich [L The wealth of the rich is their strong city], but having no money ·destroys [is the ruin of] the poor.
GNV
The rich man’s goods are his strong city: but the fear of the needy is their poverty.
GW
The rich person’s wealth is ⌞his⌟ strong city. Poverty ruins the poor.
GNT
Wealth protects the rich; poverty destroys the poor.
HCSB
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
ICB
Having lots of money protects the rich. But having no money destroys the poor.
ISV
The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth, but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.
JUB
¶ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the weakness of the poor is their poverty.
KJV
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
AKJV
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
LSB
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
LEB
The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
TLB
The rich man’s wealth is his only strength. The poor man’s poverty is his only curse.
MSG
The wealth of the rich is their security; the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.
MEV
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
NOG
The rich person’s wealth is his strong city. Poverty ruins the poor.
NABRE
The wealth of the rich is their strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
NASB
The rich person’s wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
NASB1995
The rich man’s wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
NCB
The wealth of the rich man is his stronghold; the poverty of the lowly is his undoing.
NCV
Having lots of money protects the rich, but having no money destroys the poor.
NET
The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.
NIRV
The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe. But having nothing destroys those who are poor.
NIV
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
NIVUK
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
NKJV
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
NLV
The riches of a rich man are his strength, but the need of the poor is what destroys them.
NLT
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
NRSVA
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
NRSVACE
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
NRSVCE
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
NRSVUE
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
OJB
The oisher’s wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty.
RGT
The rich’s goods are their strong city; the fear of the needy, their poverty.
RSV
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
RSVCE
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
TLV
The wealth of a rich man is a strong city. Poverty is the ruin of the poor.
VOICE
The wealth of the rich is their powerful fortress; the poverty of the poor reduces them to rubble.
WEB
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
WYC
The chattel of a rich man is the city of his strength; the dread of poor men is the neediness of them. (The substance of a rich man is his strong city; the fear of the poor is their own neediness.)
YLT
The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
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