God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 11:28
28Whoever trusts his riches will fall, but righteous people 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.
Context of Proverbs 11:28
26People will curse the one who hoards grain, but a blessing will be upon the head of the one who sells it. 27Whoever eagerly seeks good searches for good will, but whoever looks for evil finds it. Whoever trusts his riches will fall, but righteous people will flourish like a green leaf. 29Whoever brings trouble upon his family inherits ⌞only⌟ wind, and that stubborn fool becomes a slave to the wise in heart. 30The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:28 word by word
בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ ה֣וּא יִפֹּ֑ל וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗ה צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:28
- Proverbs 10:15The rich person’s wealth is ⌞his⌟ strong city. Poverty ruins the poor.
- Deuteronomy 8:12You will eat all you want. You will build nice houses and live in them.
- Job 31:24“If I put my confidence in gold or said to fine gold, ‘I trust you’….
- Psalms 52:7“Look at this person who refused to make God his fortress! Instead, he trusted his great wealth and became strong through his greed.”
- Psalms 62:10Do not count on extortion ⌞to make you rich⌟. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.
- Mark 10:24The disciples were stunned by his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter God’s kingdom!
- Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you’ve accumulated?’
- 1 Timothy 6:17Tell those who have the riches of this world not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, they should place their confidence in God who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
- Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted beside streams— a tree that produces fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.
- Psalms 52:8But I am like a large olive tree in God’s house. I trust the mercy of God forever and ever.
- Psalms 92:12Righteous people flourish like palm trees and grow tall like the cedars in Lebanon.
- Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous, and they will possess the land permanently. They will be the seedling I have planted, the honored work of my hands.
- Jeremiah 17:8He will be like a tree that is planted by water. It will send its roots down to a stream. It will not be afraid in the heat of summer. Its leaves will turn green. It will not be anxious during droughts. It will not stop producing 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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