Proverbs 10:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ה֣וֹן עָ֭שִׁיר קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹ מְחִתַּ֖ת דַּלִּ֣ים רֵישָֽׁם׃

Transliteration

hôn ʿāšîr qiryat ʿuzzô məḥittat dallîm rêšām

Grammar Details

• *hôn*: masculine singular construct - wealth of
• *ʿāšîr*: masculine singular adjective - rich man
• *qiryat*: feminine singular construct - city of
• *ʿuzzô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his strength
• *məḥittat*: feminine singular construct - ruin of
• *dallîm*: masculine plural adjective - poor ones
• *rêšām*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their poverty

Word Meanings

• *hôn*: wealth/riches/substance
• *ʿāšîr*: rich man/wealthy person
• *qiryat*: city/town/fortress
• *ʿuzzô*: his strength/power/security
• *məḥittat*: ruin/destruction/downfall
• *dallîm*: poor ones/weak/needy
• *rêšām*: their poverty/destitution

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 {G2198} 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.