Proverbs 10:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The rich man'sעָ֭שִׁיר
(a·shir)
6223: richfrom ashar
wealthהֹ֣ון
(ho·vn)
1952: wealth, sufficiencyfrom hun
is his fortress,קִרְיַ֣ת
(kir·yat)
7151: a town, cityfrom qarah
The ruinמְחִתַּ֖ת
(me·chit·tat)
4288: terror, destruction, ruinfrom chathath
of the poorדַּלִּ֣ים
(dal·lim)
1800b: low, weak, poor, thinfrom dalal
is their poverty.רֵישָֽׁם׃
(rei·sham.)
7389: povertyfrom rush


















KJV Lexicon
The rich man's
`ashiyr  (aw-sheer')
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble) -- rich (man).
wealth
hown  (hone)
wealth; by implication, enough -- enough, + for nought, riches, substance, wealth.
is his strong
`oz  (oze)
strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise) -- boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
city
qiryah  (kir-yaw')
a city -- city.
the destruction
mchittah  (mekh-it-taw')
a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation -- destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.
of the poor
dal  (dal)
dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
is their poverty
reysh  (raysh)
poverty -- poverty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The rich man's wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A rich man's wealth is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

International Standard Version
The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth, but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.

NET Bible
The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The property of the rich is mighty fortress cities, and the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The rich person's wealth is [his] strong city. Poverty ruins the poor.

King James 2000 Bible
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
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