Proverbs 28:11
The ish oisher is chacham in his own eyes, 1 but the dal meiven (poor man with understanding) searcheth him out. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
Cross References
Job 32:9Great men are not always wise, 1 neither do the zekenim understand mishpat. 1
Proverbs 18:17He that is harishon (the first) to make his case seemeth tzaddik, 1 but his re'a cometh and doth cross-examine him. 1
Proverbs 23:4Overwork not to get rich; 1 cease from thine own binah (understanding). 1
Proverbs 26:16The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is chacham in his own eyes, 1 more than seven that give an excellent answer. 1
Isaiah 5:21Hoy unto them that are chachamim in their own eyes, 1 and clever in their own sight! 1
Ezekiel 28:3Hinei, thou art more chacham than Daniel; 1 there is no secret that they can hide from thee; 1
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 →