Proverbs 10:15
The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 the fool is next to confusion.
16The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked, unto sin.
Cross References
Job 31:24If I have thought gold my strength, and have said to fine gold: My confidence:
Psalms 52:7Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of the land of the living.
Proverbs 18:11The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
Proverbs 22:22Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:
Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith the Lord: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, and let not the strong man glory in his strength, and let not the rich man glory in his riches:
Mark 10:24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus again answering, saith to them: Children, how hard is it for them that 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 →