Proverbs 28:11

11 sapiens sibi videtur vir dives pauper autem prudens scrutabitur eum

Proverbs 28:11 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 28:11

The rich man [is] wise in his own conceit
Ascribing his getting riches to his great sagacity, wisdom, and prudence; and being flattered with it by dependents on him; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out:
a man of good understanding, whether in things natural, civil, moral, or spiritual, though poor, as a man may be poor and yet a wise man; such an one, when he comes into company with a rich man, wise in his own conceit, he soon by conversation with him finds him out to be a very foolish man, and exposes him as one; for riches are not always to men of understanding, or all that have them are not such; and better is a poor wise man than even a foolish king; see ( Ecclesiastes 9:11 Ecclesiastes 9:15 ) ( 4:13 ) .

Proverbs 28:11 In-Context

9 qui declinat aurem suam ne audiat legem oratio eius erit execrabilis

10 qui decipit iustos in via mala in interitu suo corruet et simplices possidebunt bona

11 sapiens sibi videtur vir dives pauper autem prudens scrutabitur eum

12 in exultatione iustorum multa gloria regnantibus impiis ruinae hominum

13 qui abscondit scelera sua non dirigetur qui confessus fuerit et reliquerit ea misericordiam consequetur