Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
In Context
27He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
Cross References
Job 31:24If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Psalms 62:10Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Jeremiah 17:8He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.
Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:28
The Folly and Misery of Sinners. 27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. Observe, 1. Those that are industrious to do good in the world get themselves beloved both with God and man: He that rises early to that which is good (so the word is), that seeks opportunities of serving his friends and relieving the poor, and lays out himself therein, procures favour. All about him love him, and speak well of him, and will be ready to do him a kindness; and,… Read the whole commentary →