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Proverbs 18

Prov. 18:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The rich man’s
`ashiyr (Hebrew #6223)
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
KJV usage: rich (man).
Pronounce: aw-sheer'
Origin: from 6238
wealth
hown (Hebrew #1952)
wealth; by implication, enough
KJV usage: enough, + for nought, riches, substance, wealth.
Pronounce: hone
Origin: from the same as 1951 in the sense of 202
is his strong
`oz (Hebrew #5797)
from 5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
KJV usage: boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
Pronounce: oze
Origin: or (fully) rowz {oze}
city
qiryah (Hebrew #7151)
a city
KJV usage: city.
Pronounce: kir-yaw'
Origin: from 7136 in the sense of flooring, i.e. building
, and as an high
sagab (Hebrew #7682)
a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively --defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.
Pronounce: saw-gab'
wall
chowmah (Hebrew #2346)
a wall of protection
KJV usage: wall, walled.
Pronounce: kho-maw'
Origin: feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join
in his own conceit
maskiyth (Hebrew #4906)
a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination
KJV usage: conceit, image(-ry), picture, X wish.
Pronounce: mas-keeth'
Origin: from the same as 7906
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 10:15• 15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. (Prov. 10:15)
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Prov. 11:4• 4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. (Prov. 11:4)
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Deut. 32:31• 31For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. (Deut. 32:31)
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Job 31:24‑25• 24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
 25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; (Job 31:24‑25)
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Psa. 49:6‑9• 6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
 8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
 9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. (Psa. 49:6‑9)
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Psa. 52:5‑7• 5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
 6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
 7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. (Psa. 52:5‑7)
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Psa. 62:10‑11• 10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
 11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. (Psa. 62:10‑11)
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Eccl. 7:12• 12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. (Eccl. 7:12)
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Luke 12:19‑21• 19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
 20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. (Luke 12:19‑21)
• How different from what we have just been considering is the fortress of the man who, knowing not the name of the Lord, trusts in his wealth, fondly fancying, in his conceit, that he is forever secure. Riches soon vanish away, and leave him, who had made them his confidence, desolate and forsaken. How often did the Saviour, when on earth, have to rebuke those who trusted in uncertain riches! See especially Luke 6:24 and Mark 10:24. (“Proverbs Eighteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.