Proverbs 10:15
The Voice
15 The wealth of the rich is their powerful fortress;
the poverty of the poor reduces them to rubble.
Proverbs 14:20
The Voice
20 The poor are hated even by their own neighbors,
but the rich are loved by many friends.
Proverbs 18:11
The Voice
11 The rich think their wealth is their sturdy fortress;
they imagine it to be an invincible wall of security.
Proverbs 18:23
The Voice
23 The poor plead for help,
but the rich respond harshly.
Proverbs 22:2
The Voice
2 Rich and poor have something in common:
both are created by the Eternal.
Proverbs 22:7
The Voice
7 The rich lord it over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
The Voice
16 If you take advantage of the poor or coddle the rich to get ahead,
you will end up destitute.
Proverbs 28:6
The Voice
6 It is better to be a pauper walking in integrity
than a dishonest man, even if he is rich.
Proverbs 28:11
The Voice
11 A rich man may be wise in his own sight,
but a perceptive pauper will see right through him.
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