Proverbs 18:11 (BSB)

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.

From Proverbs 18. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 18:11

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 18:11: Having described the firm and faithful defence of the righteous man (Pro 18:10), Solomon here shows what is the false and deceitful defence of the rich man, that has his portion and treasure in the things of this world, and sets his heart upon them. His wealth is as much his confidence, and he expects as much from it, as a godly man from his God. See, 1.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 18:11: The rich man's wealth is his strong city,.... In which he dwells, over which he presides; in which he places his trust and confidence, and thinks himself safe from every enemy and from all trouble: as one (s) observes, "the abundance of a rich man's wealth he conceives to be as it were the abundance of people in a "city"; the telling of his money...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 18:11: contrasts with Pro 18:10 (compare Pro 10:15). Such is a vain trust (compare Psa 73:6).
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 18:11: Pro 18:11 11 The possession of the righteous is his strong fort, And is like a high wall in his imagination. Line first = Pro 10:15. משׂכּית from שׂכה, Chald. סכה(whence after Megilla 14a, יסכּה, she who looks), R. שׂך, cogn.