Proverbs 18:10-11
Proverbs 18:10-11 The Message (MSG)
GOD’s name is a place of protection— good people can run there and be safe. The rich think their wealth protects them; they imagine themselves safe behind it.
Proverbs 18:10-11 King James Version (KJV)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is safe. The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as an high wall in his own conceit.
Proverbs 18:10-11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe. A rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:10-11 New Century Version (NCV)
The LORD is like a strong tower; those who do right can run to him for safety. 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)
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:10-11 New International Version (NIV)
The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
Proverbs 18:10-11 New King James Version (NKJV)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem.
Proverbs 18:10-11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil]. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
Proverbs 18:10-11 New Living Translation (NLT)
The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe. 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 Passion Translation (TPT)
The character of God is a tower of strength, for the lovers of God delight to run into his heart and be exalted on high. The rich, in their conceit, imagine that their wealth is enough to protect them. It becomes their confidence in a day of trouble.
