11The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.


In Context

8 The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.

9 He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer.

10 A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

11 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

12 Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

13 Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

Proverbs 18:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:11The rich man’s wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:11The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it an unscalable wall.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:11The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own imagination.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.