King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
Complete Jewish Bible:
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city, like a high wall, in his own imagination.
Berean Standard Bible:
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
American Standard Version:
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
The rich man's{H6223} wealth{H1952} is his strong{H5797} city{H7151}, and as an high{H7682} wall{H2346} in his own conceit{H4906}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 10:15
- ¶ The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.
Ecclesiastes 7:12
- For wisdom [is] a defence, [and] money [is] a defence: but the excellency of knowledge [is, that] wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Deuteronomy 32:31
- For their rock [is] not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves [being] judges.
Psalms 49:6
- ¶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Psalms 49:9
- That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.
Psalms 52:5
- God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalms 52:7
- Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.
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Commentary for Proverbs 18:11
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6223
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָשִׁיר
Transliteration: ʻâshîyr
Pronunciation: aw-sheer'
Description: from עָשַׁר; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man). - Strong's Number: H1952
There are 26 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: הוֹן
Transliteration: hôwn
Pronunciation: hone
Description: from the same as הוּן in the sense of אוֹן; wealth; by implication, enough; enough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth. - Strong's Number: H5797
There are 92 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֹז
Transliteration: ʻôz
Pronunciation: oze
Description: or (fully) עוֹז; from עָזַז; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise); boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong. - Strong's Number: H7151
There are 31 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קִרְיָה
Transliteration: qiryâh
Pronunciation: kir-yaw'
Description: from קָרָה in the sense of flooring, i.e.; building; a city; city. - Strong's Number: H7682
There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂגַב
Transliteration: sâgab
Pronunciation: saw-gab'
Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively; defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong. - Strong's Number: H2346
There are 123 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חוֹמָה
Transliteration: chôwmâh
Pronunciation: kho-maw'
Description: feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection; wall, walled. - Strong's Number: H4906
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַשְׂכִּית
Transliteration: maskîyth
Pronunciation: mas-keeth'
Description: from the same as שֵׂכוּ; a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination; conceit, image(-ry), picture, [idiom] wish.