Verse Comparison: Proverbs 10:15
American Standard Version
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Amplified® Bible
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Contemporary English Version
Great wealth can be a fortress, but poverty is no protection at all.
Darby English Version
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Good News Bible
Wealth protects the rich; poverty destroys the poor.
King James Version
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
New American Standard Bible
The rich man's wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
New International Version
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
New King James Version
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The rich man considers his wealth his fortress, The ruin of the poor consists of their poverty.
Revised Standard Version
A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Young's Literal Translation
The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.