Proverbs 28:11
The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
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
12In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined.
Cross References
Job 32:9They that are aged are not the wise men, neither do the ancients understand judgment.
Proverbs 18:17The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
Proverbs 23:4Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence.
Proverbs 26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.
Isaiah 5:21Woe to you that are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.
Ezekiel 28:3Behold thou art wiser than Daniel: no secret is hid from thee. Thou art wiser than Daniel... Viz., in thy own conceit. The wisdom of Daniel was so much celebrated in his days, that it became a proverb amongst the Chaldeans, when any one would express an extraordinary wisdom, to say he was as wise as Daniel.
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 →