Proverbs 10:15
Revised Standard Version
15 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Proverbs 14:20
Revised Standard Version
20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.
Proverbs 18:11
Revised Standard Version
11 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall protecting him.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:11 Or in his imagination
Proverbs 18:23
Revised Standard Version
23 The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.
Proverbs 22:2
Revised Standard Version
2 The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7
Revised Standard Version
7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
Revised Standard Version
16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to want.
Proverbs 28:6
Revised Standard Version
6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is perverse in his ways.
Proverbs 28:11
Revised Standard Version
11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
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