Proverbs

Proverbs 10:15

¹⁵The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city,

but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The wealth	ה֣וֹן	hō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1952 wealth, sufficiency
of the rich man	עָ֭שִׁיר	‘ā·šîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H6223 rich
is his fortified	עֻזּ֑וֹ	‘uz·zōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5797 strength, might
city	קִרְיַ֣ת	qir·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7151 town, city
but poverty	רֵישָֽׁם׃	rê·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7389 poverty
is the ruin	מְחִתַּ֖ת	mə·ḥit·taṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4288 terror, destruction, ruin
of the poor	דַּלִּ֣ים	dal·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.