Proverbs 10:15

American Standard Version (1901)

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:11 : 11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.
  • Prov 19:7 : 7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth [them with] words, [but] they are gone.
  • Ps 52:7 : 7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
  • Mark 10:24 : 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
  • Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence; 25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
  • Ps 49:6 : 6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
  • Eccl 7:12 : 12 For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2 And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 18:11
    83%

    11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

  • Prov 14:20
    78%

    20The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

  • Prov 28:11
    78%

    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Prov 22:16
    78%

    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

    8The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

  • Prov 19:4
    77%

    4Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

  • Prov 6:11
    76%

    11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 13:23
    75%

    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Eccl 9:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

    16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

  • Prov 24:34
    75%

    34So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

    14and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 28:3
    74%

    3A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

  • Ps 37:16
    73%

    16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Job 5:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

    16So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

  • Prov 28:6
    73%

    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • Jas 1:10
    73%

    10and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

  • Prov 15:6
    73%

    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • Prov 29:7
    73%

    7The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know [it] .

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

  • Ps 10:2
    72%

    2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

  • Amos 5:11
    72%

    11Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

  • Prov 10:22
    72%

    22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

  • Jas 5:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

    2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

  • Ps 52:7
    72%

    7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Prov 28:22
    72%

    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Ps 49:6
    72%

    6They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Prov 11:28
    72%

    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  • Prov 22:7
    72%

    7The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 11:4
    72%

    4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Ps 10:10
    72%

    10He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

  • Job 15:21
    72%

    21A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

  • Prov 21:22
    72%

    22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

  • Job 20:19
    71%

    19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

  • Ps 41:1
    71%

    1[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

  • Prov 15:25
    71%

    25Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.

  • Job 15:28
    71%

    28And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;

  • Prov 28:27
    71%

    27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Prov 11:11
    71%

    11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

  • Ps 14:6
    71%

    6Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.