Proverbs 10:15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.(A)
Proverbs 10:15
New Living Translation
15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Proverbs 14:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 The poor are disliked even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.(A)
Proverbs 14:20
New Living Translation
20 The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
while the rich have many “friends.”
Proverbs 18:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 The wealth of the rich is their strong city;
in their imagination it is like a high wall.(A)
Proverbs 18:11
New Living Translation
11 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
Proverbs 18:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.(A)
Proverbs 18:23
New Living Translation
23 The poor plead for mercy;
the rich answer with insults.
Proverbs 22:2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:2
New Living Translation
2 The rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord made them both.
Proverbs 22:7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.(A)
Proverbs 22:7
New Living Translation
7 Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.
Proverbs 22:16
New Living Translation
16 A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Proverbs 28:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
New Living Translation
6 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.
Proverbs 28:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 The rich is wise in self-esteem,
but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.(A)
Proverbs 28:11
New Living Translation
11 Rich people may think they are wise,
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
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