Proverbs 18:11
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city 1 and in his imagination it is like a high wall. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 name of Yahweh is a strong tower; 1 the righteous person runs into it and is safe. 1
12Before his downfall a person's heart is proud, 1 but humility comes before honor. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For our enemies' rock is not like our Rock, 1 just as even our enemies admit. 1
Psalms 49:6Why should I fear those who trust in their wealth 1 and boast about the amount of their riches? 1
Psalms 52:5God will likewise destroy you forever; 1 he will take you up and pluck you out of your tent 1 and root you out of the land of the living. Selah 1
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of a rich man is his fortified city; 1 the poverty of the poor is their destruction. 1
Proverbs 28:11The rich person may be wise in his own eyes, 1 but a poor person who has understanding will find him out. 1
Jeremiah 9:22Declare this, 'This is Yahweh's declaration—the corpses of men will fall like dung in the fields, 1 and like grain stalks after the reapers, and there will be no one to gather them.'” 1
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 →