Proverbs 18:11

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The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.	The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.	Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour [is] humility.

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KJV with Strong's Numbers

The rich man's^H6223 wealth^H1952 is his strong^H5797 city^H7151, and as an high^H7682 wall^H2346 in his own conceit^H4906.

Original Hebrew

הֹון עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזֹּו וּכְחֹומָה נִשְׂגָּבָה בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֹו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ה֣וֹן	Hon	H1952	HNcmsa	(the) wealth of
עָ֭שִׁיר	'A.shir	H6223	HAamsa	a rich (person)
קִרְיַ֣ת	kir.Yat	H7151	HNcfsc	(is) (the) town of
עֻזּ֑/וֹ	u.Z/o	H5797	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	strength/ his
וּ/כְ/חוֹמָ֥ה	u./khe./cho.Mah	H2346	HC/R/Ncfsa	and/ like/ a wall
נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה	nis.ga.Vah	H7682	HVNrfsa	high
בְּ/מַשְׂכִּיתֽ/וֹ	be./mas.ki.T/o	H4906	HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms	in/ own imagination/ his

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H1952 — הוֹן (hôwn, hone): from the same as הוּן in the sense of אוֹן; wealth; by implication, enough; enough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth.
H2346 — חוֹמָה (chôwmâh, kho-maw'): feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection; wall, walled.
H4906 — מַשְׂכִּית (maskîyth, mas-keeth'): from the same as שֵׂכוּ; a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination; conceit, image(-ry), picture, [idiom] wish.
H5797 — עֹז (ʻôz, oze): or (fully) עוֹז; from עָזַז; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise); boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
H6223 — עָשִׁיר (ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'): from עָשַׁר; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man).
H7151 — קִרְיָה (qiryâh, kir-yaw'): from קָרָה in the sense of flooring, i.e.; building; a city; city.
H7682 — שָׂגַב (sâgab, saw-gab'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively; defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.

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