Proverbs 10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Noyes Bible
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 treasure up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is destruction close at hand.
16The earnings of the righteous minister to life; The revenues of the wicked, to sin.
Cross References
Job 31:24If I have made gold my trust, Or said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
Psalms 52:7“Behold the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And placed his strength in his wickedness!”
Proverbs 18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall, in his own conceit.
Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor man, because he is poor, Nor crush thou the destitute at the gate;
Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith Jehovah: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty glory in his might, Nor let the rich glory in his riches!
Mark 10:24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again saith to them, Children, how hard it is to enter 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 →