The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
The rich mans wealth is his strong citie: and as an high wall in his owne conceit.
1611 marginal noteChap. 10.15.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 13:2
Complete exact-word concordance
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
The rich mans wealth is his strong citie: and as an high wall in his owne conceit.
1611 marginal noteChap. 10.15.
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
The poore vseth intreaties, but the rich answereth roughly.
1611 marginal noteIam.2.3.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
He that loueth pleasure, shall be a poore man: hee that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be rich.
1611 marginal noteOr, sport.
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
The rich and poore meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
1611 marginal noteChap. 29.13.
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
The rich ruleth ouer the poore, and the borrower is seruant to the lender.
1611 marginal noteHeb. to the man that lendeth.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase his riches, and he that giueth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Labour not to bee rich: cease from thine owne wisedome.
1611 marginal note1.Tim.6.9.10.
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then he that is peruerse in his wayes, though he be rich.
1611 marginal noteCha.19.1.
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
The rich man is wise in his owne conceit: but the poore that hath vnderstanding searcheth him out.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in his eyes.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithfull man shall abound with blessings: but hee that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
1611 marginal noteOr, vnpunished.
1611 marginal noteChap. 13.11. and 23.4. 1.tim.6.9
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