Proverbs 10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
In Context
14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.
16The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man [is] to sin.
Cross References
Job 31:24If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, [Thou are] my confidence;
Psalms 52:7Lo, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Proverbs 18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.
Jeremiah 9:23Thus says LORD: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man glory in his might. Let not the rich man glory in his riches,
Mark 10:24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But again having answered, Jesus says to them, Children, how difficult it is for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:15
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. Observe, 1. It is the wisdom of the wise that they treasure up a stock of useful knowledge, which will be their preservation: Wisdom is therefore found in their lips ( v. 13 ), because it is laid up in their hearts, out of which store, like the good householder, they bring things new and old. Whatever knowledge may be at any time useful to us we must lay it up, because we know not but some time or other we may have occasion for it. We… Read the whole commentary →