Proverbs 10:15
World English Bible
15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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
World English Bible
20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
but the rich person has many friends.
Proverbs 14:20
New Living Translation
20 The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
while the rich have many “friends.”
Proverbs 18:11
World English Bible
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
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
World English Bible
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18:23
New Living Translation
23 The poor plead for mercy;
the rich answer with insults.
Proverbs 22:2
World English Bible
2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
Yahweh 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
World English Bible
7 The rich rule over the poor.
The borrower is servant to the lender.
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
World English Bible
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,
both come to poverty.
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
World English Bible
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Proverbs 28:6
New Living Translation
6 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.
Proverbs 28:11
World English Bible
11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes;
but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
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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