Proverbs 28:11

King James Version (KJV)

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible

Wealth blunts, poverty sharpens, the critical power of intellect.

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Ellen G. White
The Voice in Speech and Song, 304.3

The Lord has given me a message for you. Ministers of the gospel must keep self in continual subjection to Christ. But in your present state of mind you are not subject to the will or control of God. Self, poor, sick self, is revealed on every hand. When self dies, the peace of Christ will take possession of the soul. As long as you are a minister of the gospel, you are under the most solemn obligation to God to be wise, not in your own conceit, but wise in the wisdom of God. VSS 304.3

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