Proverbs 10:15
Expanded Bible
15 ·Having lots of money protects the rich [L The wealth of the rich is their strong city],
but having no money ·destroys [is the ruin of] the poor.
Proverbs 10:15
Amplified Bible
15
The rich man’s wealth is his fortress;
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.(A)
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor are ·rejected [hated], even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends [C perhaps an ironic reference to fair-weather friends].
Proverbs 14:20
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20
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
Proverbs 18:11
Expanded Bible
11 Rich people trust their wealth like a strong city.
They think it is like the high walls.
Proverbs 18:11
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11
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor beg for mercy,
but the rich give ·rude [harsh] answers.
Proverbs 18:23
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23
The poor man pleads,
But the rich man answers roughly.
Proverbs 22:2
Expanded Bible
2 The rich and the poor ·are alike [have a common bond]
in that the Lord made them all.
Proverbs 22:2
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2
The rich and poor have a common bond;
The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)
Proverbs 22:7
Expanded Bible
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and borrowers are ·servants [slaves] to lenders.
Proverbs 22:7
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7
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 Whoever gets rich by ·mistreating [oppressing] the poor,
and gives presents to the wealthy, will become poor.
Proverbs 22:16
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16
He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.
Proverbs 28:6
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6 It is better to be poor and ·innocent [walk blamelessly]
than to be rich and ·wicked [L be on crooked paths].
Proverbs 28:6
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6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.(A)
Proverbs 28:11
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11 Rich people may ·think they are wise [L be wise in their own eyes],
but the poor with understanding will ·prove them wrong [see through them].
Proverbs 28:11
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11
The rich man [who is conceited and relies on his wealth instead of God] is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor man who has understanding [because he relies on God] is able to see through him.
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