Proverbs 10:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.”

Proverbs 10:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 10:157 words

HebrewMeaning

ה֣וֹןhwōn

the wealth ofnounH1952

for nought · riches · substance · wealth

עָ֭שִׁירʿāšiyr

a rich personadjH6223

קִרְיַ֣תqirəyat

is a town ofnounH7151

עֻזּ֑/וֹʿuzwō

strength hisnounH5797

loud · might · power · strength ···

מְחִתַּ֖תməḥitat

is the ruin ofnounH4288

dismaying · ruin · terror

דַּלִּ֣יםdaliym

poor peopleadjH1800

needy · poor · weaker

רֵישָֽׁ/םrēyšām

poverty theirnounH7389

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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