Proverbs 28:11

Tree of Life Version

A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person sees through him.

Cross References

Job 32:9

It is not only the aged who are wise or old men who understand justice.

Proverbs 18:11

A rich person’s wealth is a strong city or like a high wall—in his imagination.

Proverbs 18:17

The first to state his case seems just, until another comes and cross-examines him.

Proverbs 19:1

Better to be poor, walking with integrity, than be a fool whose lips are corrupt.

Proverbs 23:4

Do not wear yourself out to get rich. Be wise enough to restrain yourself.

Proverbs 26:12

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

Proverbs 26:16

A slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.

Proverbs 26:5

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

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Adonai and turn away from evil.

Isaiah 5:21

Oy to those who are wise in their own eyes, and clever in their own sight!

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be ignorant of this mystery—lest you be wise in your own eyes—that a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with one another; do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own eyes.

1 Timothy 6:17

Direct those who are rich in this present age not to be proud or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God—who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.