Verse 11

The rich mans goodes are his strong citie, and as an high wall in his owne conceipt.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:15 : 15 The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches helpe not in the day of vengeaunce: but ryghteousnesse deliuereth from death.
  • Eccl 7:12 : 12 For wysdome defendeth aswell as money, and the excellent knowledge & wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hath it in possession.
  • Luke 12:19-21 : 19 And I wyll saye to my soule: Soule, thou hast much goods layed vp in store for many yeres, take thyne ease, eate, drynke, and be mery. 20 But God sayde vnto hym: Thou foole, this nyght wyll they fetch awaye thy soule againe fro thee: Then whose shall those thynges be, which thou hast prouided? 21 So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.
  • Deut 32:31 : 31 For their god is not as our God: our enemies also them selues are iudges.
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 Haue I put my trust in golde? or haue I sayde to the wedge of golde, thou art my confidence? 25 Haue I reioyced because my power was great, and because my hande gat so much?
  • Ps 49:6-9 : 6 There be some that put their trust in their goodes: and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches. 7 But no man at all can redeeme his brother: nor geue a raunsome vnto God for hym. 8 For the redemption of their soule is very costly, and must be let alone for euer: 9 yea though he lyue long and see not the graue.
  • Ps 52:5-7 : 5 Therfore the Lord wyll destroy thee for euer: he wyll take thee and plucke thee out of thy dwelling, and roote thee out of the lande of the liuing. Selah. 6 The righteous also shall see this: and they wyll be afraide and laugh hym to scorne. 7 Saying lo this is the man that put not the Lorde to be his strength: but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, and strengthed him selfe in his wickednesse.
  • Ps 62:10-11 : 10 O trust not in wrong dealing and spoyling: geue not your selues vnto vanitie, if riches encrease, set not your heart vpon them. 11 The Lord spake it once, but I haue hearde it twise, that power and mercy belongeth to thee O Lorde God: