Proverbs 28:11

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Proverbs 28:11

The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

Proverbs 26:16

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.

Job 32:9

“The abundant in years may not be wise,
Nor may elders understand justice.

Proverbs 18:11

A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

Proverbs 18:17

The first to plead his case seems right,
Until another comes and examines him.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 23:4

Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
Cease from your consideration of it.

Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.

Ecclesiastes 9:15-17

But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight!

For he has said,
“By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this,
For I have understanding;
And I removed the boundaries of the peoples
And plundered their treasures,
And like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants,

Ezekiel 28:3-5

Behold, you are wiser than Daniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you.

Luke 16:13-14

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

1 Corinthians 3:18-19

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

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Summary

Proverbs 28:11

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Rich

1 Timothy 6:17

His own conceit

The poor

Bible References

Rich

A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,

Cease from your consideration of it.

Behold, you are wiser than Daniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you.

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and

wealth.”

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

His own conceit

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight!

Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

The poor

The first to plead his case seems right,
Until another comes and examines him.

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity

Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

“The abundant in years may not be wise,
Nor may elders understand justice.

But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.