Proverbs 28:11
The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but a poor man who has understanding searches him out.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
In Context
12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
Cross References
Job 32:9It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
Proverbs 18:17He who pleads his case first [seems] just, but his neighbor comes and searches him out.
Proverbs 23:4Weary not thyself to be rich. Out of thine own wisdom, cease.
Proverbs 26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men who can render a reason.
Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Ezekiel 28:3Behold, thou are wiser than Daniel. There is no secret that is hidden from thee.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:11
10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession. Here is, 1. The doom of seducers, who attempt to draw good people, or those who profess to be such, into sin and mischief, who take pride in causing the righteous to go astray in an evil way, in drawing them into a snare, that they may insult over them. They shall not gain their point; it is impossible to deceive the elect. But they shall fall themselves into… Read the whole commentary →