The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 18:11 in context
Proverbs 18:8–14
8
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9
One who is slack in his work
is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10
The LORD’s name is a strong tower:
the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11
Selected verse
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
12
Before destruction the heart of man is proud,
but before honor is humility.
13
He who answers before he hears,
that is folly and shame to him.
14
A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness,
but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
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