Verse 11

The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggarde thinketh him selfe wiser then seuen men that sit and teache.
  • Eccl 9:15-17 : 15 And in the citie there was founde a poore man, but he was wyse, whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man. 16 Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde. 17 A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions,
  • 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse. 19 For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them which are riche in this world, that they be not hie minded, nor trust in vncertayne riches: but in ye lyuyng God, which geueth vs aboundauntly all thinges to enioy:
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.
  • Isa 10:13-14 : 13 For he standeth thus in his owne conceipt, This do I thorowe the power of myne owne hande, & thorowe my wysdome: for I am wyse, I am he that remoue the landes of the people, I rob their treasure, and haue pulled downe the inhabitauntes like a valiaunt man. 14 My hand hath found out the strength of the people as it were a nest: and like as egges that were layde here and there, are gathered together, so do I gather all countreys, and there was none so bolde as to moue the winge, that dare open his mouth, or once whisper.
  • Ezek 28:3-5 : 3 Beholde, thou thinkest thy selfe wyser then Daniel, that there is no secretes hyd from thee. 4 With thy wisdome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee great welthines, & gathered treasure of siluer & gold. 5 With thy great wysedome and occupying hast thou encreased thy power, and because of thy great riches thy heart is proude.
  • Luke 16:13-14 : 13 No man can serue two maisters: For either he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or els, he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serue God, and Mammon. 14 All these thynges heard the pharisees also, which were couetous, and they mocked hym.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I woulde not brethren, that ye shoulde be ignoraunt of this misterie, (lest ye shoulde be wyse in your owne conceiptes,) that partly blyndnesse is happened in Israel, vntyll the fulnesse of the gentiles be come in:
  • Job 32:9 : 9 Great men are not alway wyse, neither doth euery aged man vnderstande the thing that is lawfull:
  • Prov 18:11 : 11 The rich mans goodes are his strong citie, and as an high wall in his owne conceipt.
  • Prov 18:17 : 17 The righteous declareth his owne cause first him selfe, and his neighbour commeth and tryeth hym.
  • Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.
  • Prov 23:4 : 4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.
  • Prov 26:5 : 5 But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.