Proverbs 10:15

1 Timothy 6:17; Ecclesiastes 7:12; Jeremiah 9:23; Job 31:24; Job 31:25; Luke 12:19; Micah 2:1; Micah 2:2; Mark 10:24; Proverbs 14:20; Proverbs 18:11; Proverbs 19:7; Proverbs 22:22; Proverbs 22:23; Psalms 49:6; Psalms 52:7

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Destruction - That which crushes, throws into ruins. Wealth secures its possessors against many dangers; poverty exposes men to worse evils than...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

The rich man's wealth [is] his (h) strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty. (h) And so makes him bold to do evil, while poverty...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 10:2 ( cf. Psalms 3:7 ). righteousness: the growth of the conception of righteousness is an important subject. As in the Pss., there...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

his strong city. Hebrew city of his strength. Figure of speech Antimereia. App-6. destruction . that which destroys them. Figure of speech Met...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. The rich man's wealth is his strong city - Behold a myste...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruc...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Here we reach the first collection of what were supposed to be Solomon's proverbs. Most of them consist of two lines parallel to each other. The para...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city — i.e., an actual protection to him against his enemies, for by it he can get aid; or (as Proverbs 18:1...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 11 WEALTH "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death." Proverbs 10:2 "O'er weening statesmen hav...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Righteous and the Wicked Proverbs 10:1-16 Wealth has its advantages, which are more than apparent. The rich man's wealth is his strong cit...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begin the proverbs proper. In this collection they are antithetical, They present a sharp contrast between wisdom and folly in the outworking of...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sle...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city ,.... What a fortified city is to persons in time of war, that is a rich man's wealth to him; by it he ca...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty. Ver. 15. The rich man's wealth, &c.] Wealthy worldl...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The rich man's wealth is his strong city It often redeems him from dangers and calamities: or it is such in his own imagination, as it is explained...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. This may be taken two ways:-- 1. As a...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Is his strong city; either, 1. Really, as money is called a defence , Ecclesiastes 7:12 , because it ofttimes redeems a man from dangers an...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Proverbs Of Solomon ( Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 22:16 ). The proverbs in this section are now introduced by the brief subheading ‘The Prover...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Collection Of Solomon's Proverbs ( Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon's presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Collection Of Solomon's Proverbs ( Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon's presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Righteous (The Wise) Walk Uprightly, Are A Wellspring Of Life To Others, Store Up Knowledge, Accept Correction, Think Before They Speak And Act...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 10:16 . Labour , i.e. , “the gain,” “the reward of labour.” Fruit , “gain,” antithetical to the subject of the first c...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 10:1 . The Proverbs of Solomon. The nine preseding Chapter s may be regarded as a vestibule to the temple. Wisdom has been personified, a...
The Biblical Illustrator

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The money power Here he is describing what is, rather than prescribing what ought to be. In all ages...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 15. The rich man's wealth is his strong city, it serves as his bulwark in adversity and enables him to go forward with confidence and energy; t...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wealth — It often redeems him from dangers and calamities. Poverty — Is the cause of their ruin.

¹⁵ The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 10:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 10:15