Proverbs 10:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:11 : 11 The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.
  • Prov 19:7 : 7 All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...
  • Ps 52:7 : 7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.
  • Mark 10:24 : 24 And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!
  • Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you; 25 If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;
  • Ps 49:6 : 6 Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge: 23 For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.
  • Eccl 7:12 : 12 Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power. 2 They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:11
    83%

    11 The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.

  • Prov 14:20
    78%

    20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

  • Prov 28:11
    78%

    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Prov 22:16
    78%

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

    8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

  • Prov 19:4
    77%

    4 Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

  • Prov 6:11
    76%

    11 Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

  • Prov 13:23
    75%

    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Eccl 9:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15 Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

    16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

  • Prov 24:34
    75%

    34 So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.

    14 As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand.

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

  • Prov 28:3
    74%

    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Ps 37:16
    73%

    16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Job 5:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.

    16 So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14 Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

  • Prov 28:6
    73%

    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Jas 1:10
    73%

    10 But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.

  • Prov 15:6
    73%

    6 In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

  • Prov 29:7
    73%

    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Prov 18:23
    73%

    23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

  • Ps 10:2
    72%

    2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

  • Amos 5:11
    72%

    11 So because the poor man is crushed under your feet, and you take taxes from him of grain: you have made for yourselves houses of cut stone, but you will not take your rest in them; the fair vine-gardens planted by your hands will not give you wine.

  • Prov 10:22
    72%

    22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

  • Jas 5:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.

    2 Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing.

  • Ps 52:7
    72%

    7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

  • Prov 28:22
    72%

    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Ps 49:6
    72%

    6 Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.

  • Prov 11:28
    72%

    28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

  • Prov 22:7
    72%

    7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

  • Prov 11:4
    72%

    4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

  • Ps 10:10
    72%

    10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

  • Job 15:21
    72%

    21 A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

  • Prov 21:22
    72%

    22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

  • Job 20:19
    71%

    19 Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;

  • Ps 41:1
    71%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 15:25
    71%

    25 The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.

  • Job 15:28
    71%

    28 And he has made his resting-place in the towns which have been pulled down, in houses where no man had a right to be, whose fate was to become masses of broken walls.

  • Prov 28:27
    71%

    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 11:11
    71%

    11 By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

  • Ps 14:6
    71%

    6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.