Proverbs 28:11
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28:11A rich person31 is wise in his own eyes,32
but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.33
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- 31 Heb “a rich man,” although the context does not indicate that this is limited only to males.
- 32 The idiom “in his own eyes” means “in his own opinion,” that is, his self conceit. The rich person thinks he is wise because he is rich, that he has made all the right choices.
- 33 The form יַחְקְרֶנּוּ (yakhqérennu) means “he searches him” (cf. , ) or “he examines him”; a potential imperfect nuance fits well here to indicate that a discerning person, even though poor, can search the flaws of the rich and see through the pretension and the false assumptions (cf. , , “sees through him”). Several commentators have connected the word to the Arabic root hqr, which means “despise” (D. W. Thomas, “Notes on Some Passages in the Book of Proverbs,” 38 [1937]: 400–403), but that would be both predictable and flat.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The rich are wise in their own eyes;
one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A rich person is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Rich people may think they are wise,
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes,
but the intelligent poor sees through him.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The rich man is wise in his own conceit;
But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
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