Proverbs 28:11

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Job 32:9

Great men are not always wise, nor do the aged always understand judgment.

Proverbs 18:11

The wealth of a rich man is his strong city, like a high wall in his own imagination.

Proverbs 18:17

He who is the first to make his case seems righteous, but his neighbor comes and cross-examines him.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Proverbs 23:4

Toil not to acquire wealth; cease from your own understanding.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:16

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who render a reason.

Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight!

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you be wise in your own estimation, for a partial hardening has come upon 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, but associate with the lowly. Do not pretend to be wiser than you are.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in this world that they not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who richly gives us all things to enjoy.