10 耶和华的名是坚固保障,
    义人投奔其中就得安稳。
11 财富是富人的坚城,
    在他幻想中是高墙。
12 骄傲是败亡的前奏,
    谦虚是尊荣的先锋。

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10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(C)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(D)

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong (A)tower;
The righteous run to it and are [a]safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem.

12 (B)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high

10 耶和华的名是坚固保障,
    义人投奔其中就得安稳。
11 财富是富人的坚城,
    在他幻想中是高墙。
12 骄傲是败亡的前奏,
    谦虚是尊荣的先锋。

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10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(C)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(D)

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

Read full chapter

10 The name of the Lord is a strong (A)tower;
The righteous run to it and are [a]safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem.

12 (B)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high