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Proverbs 18:11

NETBible	The wealth¹ of a rich person is like² a strong city,³ and it is like a high wall in his imagination.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 18:11	The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it an unscalable wall.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 18:11	A rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 18:11	The rich think of their wealth as an impregnable defense; they imagine it is a high wall of safety.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 18:11	The rich think their wealth protects them; they imagine themselves safe behind it.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 18:11	The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 18:11	The wealth of the rich is their strong city; in their imagination it is like a high wall.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 18:11	The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem.
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KJV	The rich man's <06223> wealth <01952> [is] his strong <05797> city <07151>_, and as an high <07682> (8737) wall <02346> in his own conceit <04906>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 18:11	A rich <06223> man's <06223> wealth <01952> is his strong <05797> city <07151> , And like a high <07682> wall <02346> in his own imagination <04906> .
LXXM	uparxiv <5223> N-NSF plousiou <4145> A-GSM androv <435> N-GSM poliv <4172> N-NSF ocura {A-NSF} h <3588> T-NSF de <1161> PRT doxa <1391> N-NSF authv <846> D-GSF mega <3173> A-ASN episkiazei <1982> V-PAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	The wealth <01952> of a rich <06223> person is like a strong <05797> city <07151> , and it is like a high <07682> wall <02346> in his imagination <04906> .
HEBREW	wtykvmb <04906> hbgvn <07682> hmwxkw <02346> wze <05797> tyrq <07151> ryse <06223> Nwh (18:11) <01952>

NETBible

The wealth¹ of a rich person is like² a strong city,³ and it is like a high wall in his imagination.⁴

NET Notes

¹sn This proverb forms a contrast with the previous one. The rich, unlike the righteous, trust in wealth and not in God.

²tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.

³tn Heb “city of his strength”; NIV “fortified city.” This term refers to their place of refuge, what they look to for security and protection in time of trouble.

⁴tc The MT reads בְּמַשְׂכִּיתוֹ (bÿmaskito, “in his imaginations”). The LXX, Tg. Prov 18:11, and the Latin reflect בִּמְשֻׂכָּתוֹ (bimsukato, “like a fence [or, high wall]”) that is, wealth provides protection. The MT reading, on the other hand, suggests that this security is only in the mind.

⁴tn The proverb is an observation saying, reporting a common assumption without commenting on it. The juxtaposition with the last verse is a loud criticism of this misguided faith. The final word בְּמַשְׂכִּיתוֹ (“in his imaginations”) indicates that one’s wealth is a futile place of refuge.