Proverbs 10:15

Proverbs 10:15 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,

but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

15The rich person’s wealth is his 10:15 Lit strong cityfortress,

The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

15The rich man’s wealth is his fortress,

The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

15The rich man’s wealth is his fortress;

The ruin of the poor is their poverty. [Ps 52:7; 1 Tim 6:17]

15The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city,

but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

15The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe.

But having nothing destroys those who are poor.