Proverbs 28:11

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A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

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  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.
  • Eccl 9:15-17 : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded. 17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
  • 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!
  • Isa 10:13-14 : 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.' 14 My hand seized the wealth of nations like one finds a nest. As one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; no wing fluttered, no beak opened to chirp.
  • Ezek 28:3-5 : 3 Indeed, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you. 4 By your wisdom and understanding, you have made wealth for yourself, and you have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries. 5 By your great skill in trading, you have increased your wealth, and your heart has grown proud because of your wealth.
  • Luke 16:13-14 : 13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at him.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not become conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
  • Job 32:9 : 9 It is not merely the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right.
  • Prov 18:11 : 11 The wealth of the rich is like their fortified city; they imagine it is a wall too high to scale.
  • Prov 18:17 : 17 The first to plead his case seems right, until another comes and cross-examines him.
  • Prov 19:1 : 1 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.
  • Prov 23:4 : 4 Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.
  • Prov 26:5 : 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:5-6
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    5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things.

    6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Prov 18:11
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    11 The wealth of the rich is like their fortified city; they imagine it is a wall too high to scale.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7 One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

    8 A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Eccl 9:15-16
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    15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

    16 So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12 Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28 Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 14:20
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    20 The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

  • Prov 18:23
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    23 The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8 The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 22:3
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    3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 14:6
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    6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 28:26-27
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    26 Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

    27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 18:1-2
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    1 One who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he quarrels against all sound wisdom.

    2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8 What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Prov 12:15
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    15 The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Ps 52:7
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    7 But God will tear you down forever; He will snatch and uproot you from your tent and dislodge you from the land of the living. Selah.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    15 The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

    16 The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Jer 9:23
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    23 But let the one who boasts boast in this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord who exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight, declares the Lord.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8 A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is abandoned by their friends.

  • Ps 10:2
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    2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

  • Eccl 10:6
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    6 Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3 A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21 Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 28:16
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    16 A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 11:12
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    12 Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Job 27:19
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    19 The rich man lies down, but he will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is no more.

  • Prov 21:12-13
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    12 The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

    13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • Prov 21:22
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    22 A wise person ascends the city of warriors and brings down the fortress in which they trust.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24 The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.