Proverbs 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.
Young's Literal Translation
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 32:9The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.
Proverbs 18:17Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
Proverbs 23:4Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.
Proverbs 26:16Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.
Isaiah 5:21Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes, And — before their own faces — intelligent!
Ezekiel 28:3Lo, thou [art] wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee.
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 →