Proverbs 11:28

Proverbs chapter 11 · verse 28 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Context

v.27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

v.28This passage

v.29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 8:12

    lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

  • Luke 12:20

    But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

  • Jeremiah 17:8

    For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  • Proverbs 10:15

    The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Psalms 49:6

    They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Psalms 52:7

    Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.