Proverbs 18:10–11
Proverbs 18:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower:
The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And as an high wall in his own conceit.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
the godly run to him and are safe.
11 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 The Lord is like a strong tower;
those who do right can run to him for safety.
11 Rich people trust their wealth to protect them.
They think it is like the high walls of a city.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;
The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And as a high wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower.
A righteous person runs to it and is safe.
11 A rich person’s wealth is his strong city
and is like a high wall in his imagination.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 The name of Yahweh is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are protected.
11 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous run into it and are safe.
11 The wealth of the rich is their strong city;
in their imagination it is like a high wall.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh;
into him the righteous will run and be safe.
11 The wealth of the rich is his strong city,
and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 The name of the Lord is like a strong tower.
Godly people run to it and are safe.
11 The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe.
They think of it as a city with walls that can’t be climbed.
Proverbs 18:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is safe.
11 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.