Proverbs 18:11
The wealth of a rich man is a strong city; and its glory casts a broad shadow.
LXX2012 (British)
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. 1
Psalms 52:5or God has scattered the bones of the men-pleasers; they were ashamed, for God despised them. 1
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 9:22And the carcasses of the men shall be for an example on the face of the field of your land, like grass after the mower, and there shall be 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 →