Proverbs 10:15

The chattel of a rich man is the city of his strength; the dread of poor men is the neediness of them. (The substance of a rich man is his strong city; the fear of the poor is their own neediness.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 hide knowing (or The wise store up knowledge); but the mouth of a fool is next to confusion.

16The work of a just man is to life; but the fruit of a wicked man is to sin. (The work of a good person serveth unto life; but the fruit of the wicked is sin.)

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Cross References

Job 31:24If I guessed gold (to be) my strength, and I said to pured gold, Thou art my trust (or Thou art what I trust in);

Psalms 52:7and they shall say, Lo! the man that setted not God his helper. But he hoped in the multitude of his riches; and had mastery in his vanity. (and they shall say, Behold! the man who did not want God to be his helper. But he trusted in the multitude of his riches; and had the mastery through his wickedness.)

Proverbs 18:11The chattel of a rich man is the city of his strength; and as a strong wall compassing him. (A rich person’s possessions (is) the city of his strength; and (they be) like a strong wall surrounding him, (or so he thinketh).)

Proverbs 22:22Do thou not violence to a poor man, for he is poor; neither defoul thou a needy man in the gate. (Do not thou do violence to a poor person, because he is poor; and do not take advantage of a needy person in court or at the city gates.)

Jeremiah 9:23(And) The Lord saith these things, A wise man have not glory in his wisdom, and a strong man have not glory in his strength, and a rich man have not glory in his riches;

Mark 10:24And the disciples were astonied in his words (or And the disciples were astonished at his words). And Jesus again answered, and said to them, Ye little children [or Little sons], how hard it is for men 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 →

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