Proverbs 18:11
The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
In Context
10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the upright man running into it is safe.
12Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not like our Rock, even our haters themselves being judges.
Psalms 49:6\49:5\What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
Psalms 52:5\52:3\You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)
Proverbs 10:15The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
Proverbs 28:11The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.
Jeremiah 9:22The bodies of men will be falling like waste on the open fields, and like grain dropped by the grain-cutter, and no one will take them up.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:11
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Here is, 1. God's sufficiency for the saints: His name is a strong tower for them, in which they may take rest when they are weary and take sanctuary when they are pursued, where they may be lifted up above their enemies and fortified against them. There is enough in God, and in the discoveries which he has made of himself to us, to make us easy at all times. The wealth laid up in this tower is enough to enrich them, to be a… Read the whole commentary →