Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
World Messianic 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 diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Cross References
Job 31:24“If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’
Psalms 49:6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—
Psalms 62:10Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.
Proverbs 10:15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Jeremiah 17:8For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
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 →