Proverbs 18:11
The wealth of a rich man is a strong city; and its glory casts a broad shadow.
Brenton Septuagint
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
12Before ruin a man's heart is exalted, and before honour it is humble.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their gods are not as our God, but our enemies are void of understanding.
Psalms 49:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge. Pause.
Psalms 52:5Will none of the workers of iniquity know, who devour my people as they would eat bread? they have not called upon God. There were they greatly afraid, where there was no fear:
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
Proverbs 28:11A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him.
Jeremiah 9:22Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, and let not the strong man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth;
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 →