Proverbs 18:11
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.
Darby Translation
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 Jehovah is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; and before honour [goeth] humility.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not as our Rock: Let our enemies themselves be judges.
Psalms 49:6They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches.
Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Proverbs 10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 28:11A rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Jeremiah 9:22Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Yea, the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the reaper, and there shall be none to gather.
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 →