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 14:20
English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:20
International Standard Version
20 The poor person is shunned by his neighbor,
but many are the friends of the wealthy.
Proverbs 18:11
English Standard Version
11 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.
Proverbs 18:11
International Standard Version
11 The wealth of a rich person is his fortified city;
in his own imagination, it is like a high wall.
Proverbs 18:23
English Standard Version
23 The poor use entreaties,
but (A)the rich answer roughly.
Proverbs 18:23
International Standard Version
23 The poor person pleads for mercy,
but the wealthy man responds harshly.
Proverbs 22:2
English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:2
International Standard Version
2 The rich and the poor have this in common—
the Lord created both of them.
Proverbs 22:7
English Standard Version
7 (A)The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
International Standard Version
7 The wealthy rule over the poor,
and anyone who borrows is a slave to the lender.
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 28:6
English Standard Version
6 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is (C)crooked in his ways.
Proverbs 28:6
International Standard Version
6 It’s better to be poor and live a blameless life
than to be rich but crooked in one’s lifestyle.
Proverbs 28:11
English Standard Version
11 A rich man is wise in his (A)own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding (B)will find him out.
Proverbs 28:11
International Standard Version
11 The rich man may be wise in his own opinion;
but a discerning, poor man sees through him.
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