Proverbs 10:15
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:15 Lit strong city
Proverbs 10:15
New Living Translation
15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Proverbs 14:20
New American Standard Bible
20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
Proverbs 14:20
New Living Translation
20 The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
while the rich have many “friends.”
Proverbs 18:11
New American Standard Bible
11 A (A)rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:11
New Living Translation
11 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
Proverbs 18:23
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 18:23
New Living Translation
23 The poor plead for mercy;
the rich answer with insults.
Proverbs 22:2
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:2 Lit meet together
Proverbs 22:2
New Living Translation
2 The rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord made them both.
Proverbs 22:7
New American Standard Bible
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
Proverbs 22:7
New Living Translation
7 Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
New American Standard Bible
16 One (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, (B)will only come to poverty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:16 Lit much
Proverbs 22:16
New Living Translation
16 A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Proverbs 28:6
New American Standard Bible
6 (A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is [a]crooked, though he is rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways
Proverbs 28:6
New Living Translation
6 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.
Proverbs 28:11
New American Standard Bible
11 The rich person is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding [a]sees through him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:11 Lit examines him
Proverbs 28:11
New Living Translation
11 Rich people may think they are wise,
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
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