Proverbs 18:11
The substance of a rich man, is his strong city, and like a high wall, in his imagination.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
10A tower of strength, is the Name of Yahweh, thereinto, runneth the righteous, and is safe.
12Before grievous injury, a man’s heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For, not like our Rock, is their rock, Our enemies themselves, being judges;
Psalms 49:6As for them who are trusting in their wealth,—And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves,
Psalms 52:5GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. [Selah.]
Proverbs 10:15The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.
Proverbs 28:11Wise in his own eyes, is the man that is rich, but, a poor man of discernment, searcheth him out.
Jeremiah 9:22Speak thou, Thus, declareth Yahweh, So shall fall the dead bodies of men, Like dung heaps on the face of the field,—And like swaths after the harvestman, With none to gather.
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 →