Proverbs 10:15

The Message

The wealth of the rich is their security; the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:20

An unlucky loser is shunned by all, but everyone loves a winner.

Proverbs 18:11

The rich think their wealth protects them; they imagine themselves safe behind it.

Proverbs 19:7

When you’re down on your luck, even your family avoids you— yes, even your best friends wish you’d get lost. If they see you coming, they look the other way— out of sight, out of mind.

Jeremiah 9:23

God’s Message: “Don’t let the wise brag of their wisdom. Don’t let heroes brag of their exploits. Don’t let the rich brag of their riches. If you brag, brag of this and this only: That you understand and know me. I’m God, and I act in loyal love. I do what’s right and set things right and fair, and delight in those who do the same things. These are my trademarks.” God’s Decree. * * *

1 Timothy 6:17

Tell those rich in this world’s wealth to quit being so full of themselves and so obsessed with money, which is here today and gone tomorrow. Tell them to go after God, who piles on all the riches we could ever manage—to do good, to be rich in helping others, to be extravagantly generous. If they do that, they’ll build a treasury that will last, gaining life that is truly life.