Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Rich
His own conceit
Bible References
Rich
Proverbs 18:11 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.
And like a high wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 23:4 Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
Cease from your consideration of it.
Isaiah 10:13
For he has said,
“By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this,
For I have understanding;
And Iremoved the boundaries of the peoples
And plundered their treasures,
And like a mighty man I brought downtheir inhabitants,
“By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this,
For I have understanding;
And I
And plundered their treasures,
And like a mighty man I brought down
Ezekiel 28:3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you.
There is no secret that is a match for you.
Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
1 Corinthians 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.
1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
His own conceit
Proverbs 26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who cangive a discreet answer.
Than seven men who can
Isaiah 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight!
And clever in their own sight!
Romans 11:25
For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;
Romans 12:16 Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
The poor
Proverbs 18:17 The first to plead his case seems right,
Untilanother comes and examines him.
Until
Proverbs 19:1 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse inspeech and is a fool.
Than he who is perverse in
Job 32:9 “The abundant in years may not be wise,
Nor mayelders understand justice.
Nor may
Ecclesiastes 9:15
But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.