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Proverbs 28:11
World English Bible
Proverbs 28:11
World English Bible
11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes;
but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
Proverbs 28:11
New English Translation
Proverbs 28:11
New English Translation
11 A rich person[a] is wise in his own opinion,[b]
but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.[c]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:11 tn Heb “a rich man,” although the context does not indicate that this is limited only to males.
- Proverbs 28:11 sn The idiom “in his own eyes” means “in his own opinion,” that is, his self conceit. The rich person thinks he is wise because he is rich, that he has made all the right choices.
- Proverbs 28:11 tn The form יַחְקְרֶנּוּ (yakhqerennu) means “he searches him” (cf. KJV, ASV) or “he examines him”; a potential imperfect nuance fits well here to indicate that a discerning person, even though poor, can search the flaws of the rich and see through the pretension and the false assumptions (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV “sees through him”). Several commentators have connected the word to the Arabic root hqr, which means “despise” (D. W. Thomas, “Notes on Some Passages in the Book of Proverbs,” JTS 38 [1937]: 400-403), but that would be both predictable and flat.
Proverbs 28:11
New International Version
Proverbs 28:11
New International Version
11 The rich are wise in their own eyes;
one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
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