Proverbs 18:11
The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
12Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For our God is not as their gods: our enemies themselves are judges.
Psalms 49:6Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.
Psalms 52:5Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.
Proverbs 10:15The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 28:11The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out.
Jeremiah 9:22Speak: Thus saith the Lord: Even the carcass of man shall fall as dung upon the face of the country, and as grass behind the back of the mower, and there is none to gather it.
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 →