Other translations
American Standard Version
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is 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.
Darby Bible Translation
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
God's Word
The rich person's wealth is [his] strong city. Poverty ruins the poor.
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.
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 Living Translation
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Webster's Bible Translation
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The World English Bible
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
EasyEnglish Bible
Money keeps rich people safe, like a strong city. But poor people die because they have no one to help them.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
New Life Version
The riches of a rich man are his strength, but the need of the poor is what destroys them.
The Voice Bible
The wealth of the rich is their powerful fortress; the poverty of the poor reduces them to rubble.
Living Bible
The rich man’s wealth is his only strength. The poor man’s poverty is his only curse.
New Catholic Bible
The wealth of the rich man is his stronghold; the poverty of the lowly is his undoing.
Legacy Standard Bible
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the weakness of the poor is their poverty.
Christian Standard Bible
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
New Century Version
Having lots of money protects the rich, but having no money destroys the poor.
The Message
The wealth of the rich is their security; the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A rich person’s wealth is his strong city. Poverty is the ruin of poor people.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Good News Translation®
Wealth protects the rich; poverty destroys the poor.
Wycliffe Bible
The chattel of a rich man is the city of his strength; the dread of poor men is the neediness of them. (The substance of a rich man is his strong city; the fear of the poor is their own neediness.)
Contemporary English Version
Great wealth can be a fortress, but poverty is no protection at all.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Common English Bible © 2011
The riches of the wealthy are their strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The rich man’s wealth is his fortress; The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
English Standard Version Anglicised
A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The wealth of the rich is their strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
New American Standard Bible
The rich person’s wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
The Expanded Bible
·Having lots of money protects the rich [L The wealth of the rich is their strong city], but having no money ·destroys [is the ruin of] the poor.
Tree of Life Version
The wealth of a rich man is a strong city. Poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Revised Standard Version
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
New International Reader's Version
The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe. But having nothing destroys those who are poor.
BRG Bible
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Complete Jewish Bible
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The oisher’s wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty.
Names of God Bible
The rich person’s wealth is his strong city. Poverty ruins the poor.
Modern English Version
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Easy-to-Read Version
Wealth protects the rich, but poverty destroys the poor.
International Children’s Bible
Having lots of money protects the rich. But having no money destroys the poor.
Lexham English Bible
The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
New International Version - UK
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.