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Proverbs 10:15 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 10 · verse 15
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.Proverbs 10:15 · King James Version
Proverbs 10:15 in context
13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- destructionmᵉchittâhproperly, a dissolutionH4288 →
- wealthhôwnwealthH1952 →
- strongʻôzstrength in various applicationsH5797 →
- man'sʻâshîyrrich, whether literal or figurativeH6223 →
- cityqiryâhbuildingH7151 →
- poordalproperly, danglingH1800 →
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This may be taken two ways: - 1. As a reason why we should be diligent in our business, that we may avoid that sinking dispiriting uneasiness which attends poverty, and may enjoy the benefit and comfort which those have that are beforehand in the world.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary