Proverbs 10:15

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Proverbs 10:15


← Proverbs 10:14 Proverbs 10:15 (KJV) Proverbs 10:16 →
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The rich man'sH6223 wealthH1952 is his strongH5797 cityH7151: the destructionH4288 of the poorH1800 is their povertyH7389.


Original Hebrew

הֹון עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזֹּו מְחִתַּת דַּלִּים רֵישָׁם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
ה֣וֹן
Hon H1952 HNcmsa (the) wealth of
עָ֭שִׁיר
'A.shir H6223 HAamsa a rich (person)
קִרְיַ֣ת
kir.Yat H7151 HNcfsc (is) a town of
עֻזּ֑/וֹ
u.Z/o H5797 HNcmsc/Sp3ms strength/ his
מְחִתַּ֖ת
me.chi.Tat H4288 HNcfsc (is the) ruin of
דַּלִּ֣ים
da.Lim H1800 HAampa poor (people)
רֵישָֽׁ/ם
rei.Sha/m H7389 HNcmsc/Sp3mp poverty/ their
Strong's References
  • H1800 — דַּל (dal, dal): from דָּלַל (dâlal) H1809; properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin; lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
  • H1952 — הוֹן (hôwn, hone): from the same as הוּן (hûwn) H1951 in the sense of אוֹן (ʼôwn) H202; wealth; by implication, enough; enough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth.
  • H4288 — מְחִתָּה (mᵉchittâh, mekh-it-taw'): from חָתָה (châthâh) H2846; properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation; destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.
  • H5797 — עֹז (ʻôz, oze): or (fully) עוֹז (ʻôwz); from עָזַז (ʻâzaz) H5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise); boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
  • H6223 — עָשִׁיר (ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'): from עָשַׁר (ʻâshar) H6238; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man).
  • H7151 — קִרְיָה (qiryâh, kir-yaw'): from קָרָה (qârâh) H7136 in the sense of flooring, i.e.; building; a city; city.
  • H7389 — רֵישׁ (rêysh, raysh): or רֵאשׁ (rêʼsh); or רִישׁ (rîysh); from רוּשׁ (rûwsh) H7326; poverty; poverty.
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