Proverbs 28:11

New International Version

The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

Cross References

Job 32:9

It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.

Proverbs 18:11

The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

Proverbs 18:17

In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

Proverbs 19:1

Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Proverbs 23:4

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 26:16

A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.

Proverbs 26:5

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

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

Romans 11:25

I 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 12:16

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command 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.