Proverbs 11:28

World English Bible (2000)

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 17:8 : 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, 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 those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
  • Ps 49:6 : 6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches--
  • Deut 8:12-14 : 12 lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and lived 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 Yahweh your God, who brought you 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, 'You are 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 will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 They are planted in Yahweh's house. They will flourish in our God's courts. 14 They will still bring forth fruit in old age. They will 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 Your people also shall be all 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 "Behold, this is the man who didn't make 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 God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Don't trust in oppression. Don't become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don't set your heart on them.
  • Mark 10:24-25 : 24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, "Children, how hard is it for those who 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 to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 52:7
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    7 "Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness."

  • Prov 28:18-20
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    18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

    19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

    20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 11:3-6
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    3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

    4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

  • Ps 49:6
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    6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches--

  • Prov 28:25-28
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    25 One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

    26 One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

    27 One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

    28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

  • Prov 11:29-30
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    29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

    30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

  • Jas 1:10-11
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    10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

    11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

  • Prov 28:10-11
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    10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

    11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

  • Prov 28:22
    75%

    22 A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.

  • Prov 13:6-7
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    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

    7 There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

  • Ps 62:10
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    10 Don't trust in oppression. Don't become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don't set your heart on them.

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

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

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Job 15:31
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    31 Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for emptiness shall be his reward.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

  • Jer 17:7-8
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    7 Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose trust Yahweh is.

    8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Ps 1:3
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    3 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

  • Prov 11:27
    73%

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

  • Prov 15:6
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    6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 29:16
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    16 When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

  • Prov 25:26
    73%

    26 Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

  • Prov 18:11
    73%

    11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11 As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

  • Job 15:29
    73%

    29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

  • Job 8:15
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    15 He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.

  • Prov 10:15-16
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    73%

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

    16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Ps 112:3
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    3 Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.

  • Prov 28:14
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    14 Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

  • Ps 92:12
    72%

    12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

  • Prov 28:8
    72%

    8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

  • Ps 40:4
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    4 Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn't respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

  • Prov 22:8
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    8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

  • Prov 10:3
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    3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.