King James Version

Proverbs 18:11

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

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ה֣וֹןhonenoughהוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “enough”, the ordinary formH1952wealth; by implication, enoughenough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth.עָ֭שִׁירashirrichעָשִׁירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “rich”, the ordinary formH6223rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)rich (man).קִרְיַ֣תqiryatcityקִרְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7151building; a citycity.עֻזּ֑וֹuzvostrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “strength”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.וּכְחוֹמָ֥הukhechomahand as wallחוֹמָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and as wall”, the ordinary formH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗הnisgavahbe excellentשָׂגַבverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “be excellent”, a verb used as a describing wordH7682to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figurativelydefend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹbemaskitvoin conceitמַשְׂכִּיתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in conceit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4906a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imaginationconceit, image(-ry), picture, [idiom] wish.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

Young’s Literal Translation

The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

World English Bible

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

Darby Translation

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.

Douay-Rheims

The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The wealth of a rich man is a strong city; and its glory casts a broad shadow.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὕπαρξις πλουσίου ἀνδρὸς πόλις ὀχυρὰ, ἡ δὲ δόξα αὐτῆς μέγα ἐπισκιάζει.