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Proverbs 28:11
11The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
Proverbs 28:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The rich man is wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding searches him out.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Rich people may think they are wise, but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
Context of Proverbs 28:11
9If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. 10Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance. The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are. 12When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding. 13Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:11 word by word
חָכָ֣ם בְּ֭עֵינָיו אִ֣ישׁ עָשִׁ֑יר וְדַ֖ל מֵבִ֣ין יַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 28:11
- Proverbs 18:11The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
- Proverbs 23:4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
- Isaiah 10:13For he says: “ ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings.
- Ezekiel 28:3Are you wiser than Daniel? Is no secret hidden from you?
- Luke 16:13“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:18Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.
- 1 Timothy 6:17Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
- Proverbs 26:16A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.
- Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
- Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
- Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
- Proverbs 18:17In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
- Proverbs 19:1Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
- Job 32:9It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.
- Ecclesiastes 9:15Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Wealth blunts, poverty sharpens, the critical power of intellect.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 Rich men are so flattered, that they think themselves superior to others.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. A poor but wise man can discover (and expose) the rich and self-conceited.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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