Proverbs 18:11
9 Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
12 Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
13 He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Den rikes gods er hans festning og som en høy mur i hans egen tanke.
- OTB
- De rikes rikdom er deres befestede by; de oppfatter det som en uoverstigelig mur.
- B1930
- Den rikes gods er hans festning og som en høi mur i hans egen tanke.
- BSB
- A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
- KJV
- The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
- WEB
- The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
- ASV
- The rich man`s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.
- DARBY
- The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.
- BLB
- The wealth of the rich one [is] the city of his strength, and like a wall set high in his imagination.
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Kryssreferanser
Proverbs 10:15
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 52:5–7
Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Les i sammenhengLuke 12:19–21
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
Les i sammenhengPsalms 49:6–9
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 11:4
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Les i sammenhengDeuteronomy 32:31
For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 62:10–11
Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
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