Proverbs 11:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish like a branch.

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  • Jer 17:8 : 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drought, nor cease from yielding fruit.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper.
  • Ps 49:6 : 6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
  • Deut 8:12-14 : 12 Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses, and dwelt therein; 13 And when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 Then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;' 25 If I 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 Those who are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap 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 Also your people shall all be righteous; they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, that I may be glorified.
  • Ps 52:7-8 : 7 Look, this is the man that did not make 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 forever and ever.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, and do not become vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
  • Mark 10:24-25 : 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter 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 the kingdom of God.
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 52:7
    79%

    7Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Prov 28:18-20
    3 verses
    79%

    18Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

    19He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.

    20A faithful person shall abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 11:3-6
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    77%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

    4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.

  • Ps 49:6
    77%

    6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Prov 28:25-28
    4 verses
    76%

    25He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the LORD shall be made prosperous.

    26He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely shall be delivered.

    27He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

    28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Prov 11:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

  • Jas 1:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

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

    11For the sun rises with a burning heat, and it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes: so also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

  • Prov 28:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

    11The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

  • Prov 28:22
    75%

    22He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Prov 13:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

    7There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; there is one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

  • Ps 62:10
    75%

    10Trust not in oppression, and do not become vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

    6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 22:16
    74%

    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 13:11
    74%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.

  • Prov 14:11
    74%

    11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Job 15:31
    74%

    31Let not him who is deceived trust in vanity, for emptiness shall be his recompense.

  • Prov 11:18
    74%

    18The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.

  • Jer 17:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7Blessed is the man that trusts in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

    8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drought, nor cease from yielding fruit.

  • Ps 37:16
    74%

    16A little that the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Ps 1:3
    73%

    3He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper.

  • Prov 11:27
    73%

    27He who diligently seeks good procures favor, but he who seeks evil, it shall come to him.

  • Prov 15:6
    73%

    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the income of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 29:16
    73%

    16When the wicked multiply, transgression increases; but the righteous shall see their fall.

  • Prov 25:26
    73%

    26A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring.

  • Prov 18:11
    73%

    11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his own conceit.

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

  • Job 15:29
    73%

    29He shall not be rich, nor shall his wealth continue, nor shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.

  • Job 8:15
    73%

    15He shall lean on his house, but it will not stand; he shall hold it fast, but it will not endure.

  • Prov 10:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city, the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Ps 112:3
    73%

    3Wealth and riches shall be in his house, and his righteousness shall endure forever.

  • Prov 28:14
    73%

    14Happy is the man who always fears, but he who hardens his heart will fall into mischief.

  • Ps 92:12
    72%

    12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

  • Prov 28:8
    72%

    8He who by usury and unjust gain increases his wealth gathers it for one who will pity the poor.

  • Ps 40:4
    72%

    4Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

  • Prov 22:8
    72%

    8He who sows iniquity shall reap vanity, and the rod of his anger shall fail.

  • Prov 10:3
    72%

    3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts away the substance of the wicked.