15 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

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15 The (A)rich person’s wealth is his [a]fortress,
The (B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 10:15 Lit strong city

20 (A)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    (B)but the rich has many friends.

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20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

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11 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city,
    and like a high wall in his imagination.

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11 A (A)rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

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23 The poor use entreaties,
    but (A)the rich answer roughly.

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23 A (A)poor person utters pleadings,
But a (B)rich person (C)answers defiantly.

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(A)The rich and the poor meet together;
    the Lord is (B)the Maker of them all.

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The rich and the poor [a]have a common bond,
The Lord is the (A)Maker of them all.

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  1. Proverbs 22:2 Lit meet together

(A)The rich rules over the poor,
    and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

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The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

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16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
    or gives to the rich, (A)will only come to poverty.

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16 One (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, (B)will only come to poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 22:16 Lit much

(A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
    than a rich man who is (C)crooked in his ways.

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(A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is [a]crooked, though he is rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways

11 A rich man is wise in his (A)own eyes,
    but a poor man who has understanding (B)will find him out.

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11 The rich person is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding [a]sees through him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:11 Lit examines him