Proverbs 11:28
בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעָשְׁרוֹ הוּא יִפֹּל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָֽחוּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
In Context
27שֹׁחֵֽר טוֹב יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצוֹן וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ ׃
29עוֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ יִנְחַל ־ רוּחַ וְעֶבֶד אֱוִיל לַחֲכַם ־ לֵֽב ׃
Cross References
Job 31:24אִם ־ שַׂמְתִּי זָהָב כִּסְלִי וְלַכֶּתֶם אָמַרְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי ׃
Psalms 49:6לָמָּה אִירָא בִּימֵי רָע עֲוֺן עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּֽנִי ׃
Psalms 62:10אַךְ ׀ הֶבֶל בְּנֵֽי ־ אָדָם כָּזָב בְּנֵי אִישׁ בְּמֹאזְנַיִם לַעֲלוֹת הֵמָּה מֵהֶבֶל יָֽחַד ׃
Proverbs 10:15הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ מְחִתַּת דַּלִּים רֵישָֽׁם ׃
Jeremiah 17:8וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ ׀ שָׁתוּל עַל ־ מַיִם וְעַל ־ יוּבַל יְשַׁלַּח שָֽׁרָשָׁיו וְלֹא ירא כִּֽי ־ יָבֹא חֹם וְהָיָה עָלֵהוּ רַֽעֲנָן וּבִשְׁנַת בַּצֹּרֶת לֹא יִדְאָג וְלֹא יָמִישׁ מֵעֲשׂוֹת פֶּֽרִי ׃
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 →