Proverbs 18:11
The rich man's wealth is his strong city,like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
New Heart English 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 the Lord is a strong tower:the righteous run to him, and are safe.
12Before destruction the heart of man is proud,but before honor is humility.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not as our Rock,even our enemies themselves being judges.
Psalms 49:6Those who trust in their wealth,and boast in the multitude of their riches-
Psalms 52:5God will likewise destroy you forever.He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent,and root you out of the land of the living.Selah.
Proverbs 10:15The rich man's wealth is his strong city.The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 28:11The rich man is wise in his own eyes;but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
Jeremiah 9:22Speak, 'Thus says the Lord, "The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung on the open field, and as the handful after the harvester; and none shall 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 →