Proverbs 28:11
The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.
Bible in Basic English
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
Cross References
Job 32:9It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.
Proverbs 18:17The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.
Proverbs 23:4Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.
Proverbs 26:16The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
Isaiah 5:21Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!
Ezekiel 28:3See, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret which is deeper than your knowledge:
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 →