Proverbs 10:15
The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
In Context
14The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
16The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly produce sins.
Cross References
Job 31:24If I made gold my treasure, and if too I trusted the precious stone;
Psalms 52:7Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Sion? When the Lord turns the captivity of his people, Jacob shall exult, and Israel shall be glad.
Proverbs 18:11The wealth of a rich man is a strong city; and its glory casts a broad shadow.
Proverbs 22:22Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.
Jeremiah 9:23but let him that boasts boast in this, the understanding and knowing that I am the Lord that exercise mercy, and judgment, and righteousness, upon the earth; for in these things is my pleasure, saith the Lord.
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 →