Proverbs 10:15
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מְחִתָּהmᵉchittâhproperly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
- הוֹןhôwnwealth; by implication, enough
- עָשִׁירʻâshîyrrich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
- קִרְיָהqiryâhbuilding; a city
- דַּלdalproperly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- עֹזʻôzstrength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 18:11, Pro 19:7, Psa 52:7, Pro 14:20, Pro 22:22–23, Ecc 7:12, Job 31:24–25, Psa 49:6