Proverbs 18:11
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18:11The wealth37 of a rich person is like38 a strong city,39
and it is like a high wall in his imagination.40
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- 37 This proverb forms a contrast with the previous one. The rich, unlike the righteous, trust in wealth and not in God.
- 38 The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.
- 39 Heb “city of his strength”; “fortified city.” This term refers to their place of refuge, what they look to for security and protection in time of trouble.
- 40 The reads בְּמַשְׂכִּיתוֹ (bémaskito, “in his imaginations”). The , , and the Latin reflect בִּמְשֻׂכָּתוֹ (bimsukato, “like a fence [or, high wall]”) that is, wealth provides protection. The reading, on the other hand, suggests that this security is only in the mind. The proverb is an observation saying, reporting a common assumption without commenting on it. The juxtaposition with the last verse is a loud criticism of this misguided faith. The final word בְּמַשְׂכִּיתוֹ (“in his imaginations”) indicates that one’s wealth is a futile place of refuge.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The wealth of the rich is his strong city,
and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And as an high wall in his own conceit.
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