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The rich man`s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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Wealth as a Fortress
Commentators explain that this proverb observes a practical reality of life. Wealth can function like a "strong city," providing protection, resources, and a sense of power and courage. In contrast, poverty can be a person's "destruction," crushing them, making them timid, and leaving them vulnerable to life's dangers and calamities.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Destruction - That which crushes, throws into ruins. Wealth secures its possessors against many dangers; poverty exposes people to worse evi…
19th Century
Anglican
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city — i.e., an actual protection to him against his enemies, for by it he c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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 …
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