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Proverbs 11:28
28Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
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 curse those who hoard their grain, but they bless the one who sells in time of need. 27If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you! Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring. 29Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. The fool will be a servant to the wise. 30The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends.
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 wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
- Deuteronomy 8:12For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in,
- Job 31:24“Have I put my trust in money or felt secure because of my gold?
- Psalms 52:7“Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
- Psalms 62:10Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.
- Mark 10:24This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God.
- Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’
- 1 Timothy 6:17Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
- Psalms 1:3They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
- Psalms 52:8But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.
- Psalms 92:12But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Isaiah 60:21All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory.
- Jeremiah 17:8They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never 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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