Proverbs 11:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ ה֣וּא יִפֹּ֑ל וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗ה צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃

Transliteration

Bôṭēaḥ bəʿāšrô hûʾ yippōl wəkeʿāleh ṣaddîqîm yiprāḥû.

Grammar Details

• *Bôṭēaḥ*: verb Qal participle masculine singular - trusting
• *bəʿāšrô*: preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his wealth
• *hûʾ*: 3rd masculine singular pronoun - he
• *yippōl*: verb Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will fall
• *wəkeʿāleh*: conjunction + preposition + masculine singular noun - and like foliage
• *ṣaddîqîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - righteous ones
• *yiprāḥû*: verb Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - will flourish

Word Meanings

• *Bôṭēaḥ*: trusting/relying/having confidence
• *ʿāšrô*: his wealth/riches
• *hûʾ*: he/himself
• *yippōl*: will fall/be brought down
• *ʿāleh*: foliage/leaf
• *ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just ones
• *yiprāḥû*: will flourish/blossom/sprout

Referenced Verses

• Jer 17:8 : 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.
• 1 Tim 6:17 : 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 {G2198} God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
• Ps 1:3 : 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.
• Ps 49:6 : 6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
• Deut 8:12-14 : 12 lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
• Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence; 25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
• Ps 92:12-14 : 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:
• Prov 10:15 : 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
• Isa 60:21 : 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.
• Ps 52:7-8 : 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. 8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.
• Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon].
• Mark 10:24-25 : 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
• Luke 12:20 : 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?