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Clementine Latin Vulgate
Ecclesiastes 28:11
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Sapiens sibi videtur vir dives;
pauper autem prudens scrutabitur eum.
Sapiens sibi videtur vir dives, pauper autem prudens scrutabitur eum.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
rich: Proverbs 18:11, Proverbs 23:4, Isaiah 10:13, Isaiah 10:14, Ezekiel 28:3-5, Luke 16:13, Luke 16:14, 1 Corinthians 3:18, 1 Corinthians 3:19, 1 Timothy 6:17
his own conceit: Heb. his eyes, Proverbs 26:16, Isaiah 5:21, Romans 11:25, Romans 12:16
the poor: Proverbs 18:17, Proverbs 19:1, Job 32:9, Ecclesiastes 9:15-17
Reciprocal: Job 12:2 - ye are the people Job 32:11 - whilst Proverbs 12:15 - way Proverbs 26:5 - lest Proverbs 26:12 - a man
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The rich man [is] wise in his own conceit,.... Ascribing his getting riches to his great sagacity, wisdom, and prudence; and being flattered with it by dependents on him;
but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out: a man of good understanding, whether in things natural, civil, moral, or spiritual, though poor, as a man may be poor and yet a wise man; such an one, when he comes into company with a rich man, wise in his own conceit, he soon by conversation with him finds him out to be a very foolish man, and exposes him as one; for riches are not always to men of understanding, or all that have them are not such; and better is a poor wise man than even a foolish king; see Ecclesiastes 9:11.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Wealth blunts, poverty sharpens, the critical power of intellect.
