Proverbs 28:11
The rich person may be wise in his own eyes, 1 but a poor person who has understanding will find him out. 1
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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 32:9It is not only the great people who are wise, 1 nor the aged people alone who understand justice. 1
Proverbs 18:17The first to plead his case seems right 1 until his opponent comes and questions him. 1
Proverbs 23:4Do not work too hard to gain wealth; 1 be wise enough to know when to stop. 1
Proverbs 26:16The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes 1 than seven men who respond with good judgment. 1
Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own understanding! 1
Ezekiel 28:3you think that you are wiser than Daniel, and that no secret amazes you!
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 →