Proverbs 18:11
The rich man's wealth is his strong town, and as a towering wall in his own conceit.
Leeser Tanakh
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, whereunto the righteous runneth, and is placed in safety.
12Before downfall the heart of man becometh haughty, and before honor goeth humility.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For not as our Rock is their rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
Psalms 49:6(49:7) Of those that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves of the multitude of their riches?
Psalms 52:5(52:7) [Therefore] God will also destroy thee for ever: he will take thee away, and pluck thee out of his tent, and root thee out of the land of life. Selah.—
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich man is his strong town: the terror of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 28:11The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the indigent that hath understanding can search him through.
Jeremiah 9:22(9:21) Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Yea, the carcasses of men shall lie as dung upon the open field, and as the sheaves [left] after the harvestman, with none to gather them.
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 →