Proverbs 10:15
English Standard Version
15 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Proverbs 10:15
International Standard Version
15 The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth,
but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.
Proverbs 11:24-26
English Standard Version
24 (A)One gives (B)freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 (C)Whoever brings blessing (D)will be enriched,
and (E)one who waters will himself be watered.
26 (F)The people curse him who holds back grain,
but (G)a blessing is on the head of him who (H)sells it.
Proverbs 11:24-26
International Standard Version
24 Those who give freely gain even more;
others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
25 A generous person will prosper,
and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.
26 People will curse whoever withholds grain,
but blessing will come to whoever is selling.
Proverbs 13:23
English Standard Version
23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through (A)injustice.
Proverbs 13:23
International Standard Version
23 The field of the poor may produce much food,
but it can be swept away through injustice.
Proverbs 15:25
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:25
International Standard Version
25 The house of the proud the Lord will demolish,
but he will protect the widow’s boundary line.
Proverbs 17:5
English Standard Version
5 Whoever mocks the poor (A)insults his Maker;
he who is (B)glad at calamity will not go (C)unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
International Standard Version
5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker,
and whoever is happy about disaster
will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 19:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:4
International Standard Version
4 Wealth brings many friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 19:7
English Standard Version
7 (A)All a poor man's brothers hate him;
(B)how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew sentence is uncertain
Proverbs 19:7
International Standard Version
7 All the relatives of a poor person shun him—
how much more do his friends avoid him!
Though he runs after them pleading,
they aren’t around.
Proverbs 19:17
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:17
International Standard Version
17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord—
the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.
Proverbs 21:13
English Standard Version
13 (A)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:13
International Standard Version
13 Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor
will also cry himself, but he won’t be answered.
Proverbs 22:9
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good
Proverbs 22:9
International Standard Version
9 Whoever is generous[a] will be blessed,
for he shares his food with the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Lit. A good eye
Proverbs 22:16
English Standard Version
16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, (A)will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 22:16
International Standard Version
16 Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself
and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy
will yield only loss.
Proverbs 22:22-23
English Standard Version
22 (A)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or (B)crush the afflicted at (C)the gate,
23 for (D)the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
International Standard Version
22 Don’t rob the poor person because he is poor,
and don’t crush the helpless in court,[a]
23 for the Lord will plead their case
and ruin the lives of those who ruin them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:22 Lit. gate
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