Proverbs 18:11
The oisherʼs wealth is his strong city, 1 and is a high chomah in his own conceit. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 Shem of Hashem is a strong migdal (tower), 1 the tzaddik runneth into it, and is safe. 1
12Before shever (destruction) the lev ish is haughty, 1 and before kavod is anavah (humility). 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their tzur is not like Tzureinu, 1 even our enemies themselves being conceders. 1
Psalms 49:6Why should I fear in the days of rah, 1 when the avon (iniquity) of my akev (supplanters, deceivers) surrounds me? 1
Psalms 52:5Thou lovest rah more than tov; 1 and sheker rather than to speak tzedek. 1 Selah 1
Proverbs 10:15The oisherʼs wealth is his strong city; 1 the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty. 1
Proverbs 28:11The ish oisher is chacham in his own eyes, 1 but the dal meiven (poor man with understanding) searcheth him out. 1
Jeremiah 9:22Thus saith Hashem, Let not the chacham (wise man) glory in his chochmah, neither let the gibbor (mighty man) glory in his gevurah (might), let not the oisher (rich man) glory in his riches;
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 →