Proverbs 28:11
חָכָם בְּעֵינָיו אִישׁ עָשִׁיר וְדַל מֵבִין יַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
10מַשְׁגֶּה יְשָׁרִים ׀ בְּדֶרֶךְ רָע בִּשְׁחוּתוֹ הֽוּא ־ יִפּוֹל וּתְמִימִים יִנְחֲלוּ ־ טֽוֹב ׃
12בַּעֲלֹץ צַדִּיקִים רַבָּה תִפְאָרֶת וּבְקוּם רְשָׁעִים יְחֻפַּשׂ אָדָֽם ׃
Cross References
Job 32:9לֹֽא ־ רַבִּים יֶחְכָּמוּ וּזְקֵנִים יָבִינוּ מִשְׁפָּֽט ׃
Proverbs 18:17צַדִּיק הָרִאשׁוֹן בְּרִיבוֹ יבא ־ רֵעֵהוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ ׃
Proverbs 23:4אַל ־ תִּיגַע לְֽהַעֲשִׁיר מִֽבִּינָתְךָ חֲדָֽל ׃
Proverbs 26:16חָכָם עָצֵל בְּעֵינָיו מִשִּׁבְעָה מְשִׁיבֵי טָֽעַם ׃
Isaiah 5:21הוֹי חֲכָמִים בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶם וְנֶגֶד פְּנֵיהֶם נְבֹנִֽים ׃
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 →