Proverbs 11:28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁸ Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁸ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: But the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁸ He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident in his riches shall fall, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like a green bough.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁸ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Common English Bible

²⁸ Those who trust in their wealth will wither, but the righteous will thrive like leafy trees.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ Whoever trusts in his riches will fall. But the just shall spring up like a green leaf.

Proverbs 11:28 Cross References

1 Timothy 6:17

As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Jeremiah 17:8

They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit.

Psalm 1:3

They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.

Psalm 62:10

Put no confidence in extortion, and set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

Isaiah 60:21

Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever. They are the shoot that I planted, the work of my hands, so that I might be glorified.

Proverbs 10:15

The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

Psalm 49:6

those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’