The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Proverbs 11:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Anyone trusting in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: But the righteous shall flourish as a branch. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. Common English Bible Those who trust in their wealth will wither, but the righteous will thrive like leafy trees. Catholic Public Domain Version 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 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf. |
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
All your people will be righteous; they will possess the land for ever; they are the branch I planted, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.
He will be like a tree planted by water: it sends its roots out towards a stream, it doesn’t fear when heat comes, and its foliage remains green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease producing fruit.
‘But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared #– #whose will they be? ”
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.