Proverbs 11:28

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 17:8 : 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and [that] spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her 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 world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall 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 thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 ¶ If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine 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 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
  • 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 I [am] like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy 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 [upon them].
  • Mark 10:24-25 : 24 And the disciples were astonished 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 the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.›
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 ‹But God said unto him,› [Thou] ‹fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?›

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    7Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.

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    18¶ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.

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    3¶ The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

    4¶ Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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    6¶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Prov 28:25-28
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  • Prov 11:29-30
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    29¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.

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    10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

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  • Prov 13:6-7
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    10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them].

  • Prov 28:6
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  • Prov 22:16
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    16¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

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    11¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

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    31Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

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    18¶ The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.

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    7Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

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  • Ps 1:3
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    3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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  • Job 15:29
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    29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

  • Job 8:15
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    12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

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  • Prov 22:8
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    8¶ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

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    3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.