English Standard Version
Proverbs 11:28
28Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Proverbs 11:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Context of Proverbs 11:28
26The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. 27Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it. Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. 29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:28 word by word
בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ ה֣וּא יִפֹּ֑ל וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗ה צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 11:28
- Proverbs 10:15A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
- Deuteronomy 8:12lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them,
- Job 31:24"If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence,
- Psalms 52:7"See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!"
- Psalms 62:10Put no trust in extortion; set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
- Mark 10:24And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
- 1 Timothy 6:17As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
- Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
- Psalms 52:8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.
- Psalms 92:12The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Isaiah 60:21Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.
- Jeremiah 17:8He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit."
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Branch - Better, leaf, as in Psalm 1:3; Isaiah 34:4.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28Verse 28 The true believer is a branch of the living Vine. When those that take root in the world wither, those who are grafted into Christ shall be fruitful.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Money can be a blessing from God, but it is not guaranteed. Those who trust in God will thrive (see Psalm 1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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