Proverbs 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him.
LXX2012 (British)
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 32:9The long-lived are not wise as such; neither do the aged know judgement.
Proverbs 18:17A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but + 18:17 Comp. Mark 14. ult. and margin, with 2 Tim 4. 14-17. when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
Proverbs 23:4If you are poor, measure not yourself with a rich man; but refrain yourself in your wisdom.
Proverbs 26:16A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who + 26:16 Compare Heb. most satisfactorily brings back a message.
Isaiah 5:21Woe to them that are wise in their own conceit, and knowing in their own sight.
Ezekiel 28:3are you wiser than Daniel? or have not the wise instructed you with their knowledge?
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 →