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 13:8
Revised Standard Version
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
but a poor man has no means of redemption.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:8 Cn: Heb does not hear rebuke
Proverbs 15:16
Revised Standard Version
16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
Proverbs 16:8
Revised Standard Version
8 Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 28:27
Revised Standard Version
27 He who gives to the poor will not want,
but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
Proverbs 29:7
Revised Standard Version
7 A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:14
Revised Standard Version
14 If a king judges the poor with equity
his throne will be established for ever.
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