New King James Version
Proverbs 11:28
28He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.
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 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 will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. 27He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil. He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage. 29He who troubles his own house 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 he who wins 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 man’s wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- Deuteronomy 8:12lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them;
- Job 31:24“If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
- Psalms 52:7“Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
- Psalms 62:10Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.
- Mark 10:24And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
- 1 Timothy 6:17Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
- Psalms 1:3He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
- Psalms 52:8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
- Psalms 92:12The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Isaiah 60:21Also your people shall all be righteous; They shall inherit the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
- Jeremiah 17:8For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding 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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