Proverbs 18:11
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שָׂגַבsâgabto be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; us
- הוֹןhôwnwealth; by implication, enough
- עָשִׁירʻâshîyrrich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
- קִרְיָהqiryâhbuilding; a city
- עֹזʻôzstrength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- חוֹמָהchôwmâha wall of protection
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 10:15, Psa 52:5–7, Ecc 7:12, Psa 49:6–9, Luk 12:19–21, Deu 32:31, Psa 62:10–11, Job 31:24–25