Proverbs 18:11

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹¹The wealth of the rich is their strong city;
in their imagination it is like a high wall.^(A)

Proverbs 18:11

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹¹A rich person’s wealth is his strong city.
In his imagination it is like a high wall.

¹⁶A gift opens doors;
it gives access to the great.^(A)

¹⁶A person’s gift opens doors^[a] for him.
It leads him into the presence of great people.

²³The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.^(A)

²³A poor man pleads for mercy,
but a rich man answers harshly.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV)