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Proverbs 18:11

11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,

And like a high wall in his own esteem.

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Proverbs 18:11 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;

they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

Proverbs 18:11 — English Standard Version (ESV)

11 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,

and like a high wall in his imagination.

Proverbs 18:11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,

And as an high wall in his own conceit.

Proverbs 18:11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;

they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.

Proverbs 18:11 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 Rich people trust their wealth to protect them.

They think it is like the high walls of a city.

Proverbs 18:11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,

And as a high wall in his own imagination.

Proverbs 18:11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 18:11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 A rich person’s wealth is his strong city 

and is like a high wall in his imagination. 

Proverbs 18:11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;

in his imagination it is like a high wall.

Proverbs 18:11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 The wealth of the rich is their strong city;

in their imagination it is like a high wall.

Proverbs 18:11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 The wealth of the rich is his strong city,

and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.

Proverbs 18:11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe.

They think of it as a city with walls that can’t be climbed.

Proverbs 18:11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,

And like a high wall in his own imagination.


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