Proverbs 11:28
If you trust in your riches, you'll fall; but if you do good, you'll flourish like green leaves.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
In Context
27If you look to do good, you'll be appreciated; but if you look for evil, you'll find it!
Cross References
Job 31:24Have I put my trust in gold, calling fine gold, ‘My security’?
Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth; they boast about their riches,
Psalms 62:10Don't trust in money made by extortion or robbery. Don't be proud of your wealth even if you are successful—don't make money what you live for.
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich provides them protection, while the poverty of the poor ruins them.
Jeremiah 17:8They are like trees planted by water, sending out roots toward the stream. They don't panic when it gets hot; their leaves are always green. They don't worry during a time of drought—they go on producing fruit.
Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You foolish man! Your life will be demanded back this very night, and then who will get everything you've stored up?’
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 →