Proverbs 11:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁸ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.

Proverbs 11:28 Cross References

Psalm 1:3

And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Psalm 49:6

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

Psalm 62:10

Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.

Proverbs 10:15

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

Isaiah 60:21

Thy people also shall be all righteous, they shall inherit the land for ever; the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

Jeremiah 17:8

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

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?

1 Timothy 6:17

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;