Proverbs 11:28
Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
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- Jer 17:8 : 8 And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.
- 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --
- Ps 1:3 : 3 And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.
- Ps 49:6 : 6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.
- Deut 8:12-14 : 12 lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited; 13 and thy herd and thy flock be multiplied, and silver and gold be multiplied to thee; and all that is thine be multiplied: 14 `And thy heart hath been high, and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy God (who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
- Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, `My trust,' 25 If I rejoice because great `is' my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,
- Ps 92:12-14 : 12 The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth, As a cedar in Lebanon he groweth. 13 Those planted in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of our God do flourish. 14 Still they bring forth in old age, Fat and flourishing are they,
- Prov 10:15 : 15 The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.
- Isa 60:21 : 21 And thy people `are' all of them righteous, To the age they possess the earth, A branch of My planting, A work of My hands, to be beautified.
- Ps 52:7-8 : 7 `Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.' 8 And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,
- Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.
- Mark 10:24-25 : 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, `Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God! 25 It is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'
- Luke 12:20 : 20 `And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?
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7 `Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'
- Prov 28:18-203 verses79%
18 Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.
19 Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.
20 A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
- Prov 11:3-64 verses77%
3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
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6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.
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25 Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.
26 Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.
27 Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.
28 In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!
- Prov 11:29-302 verses76%
29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous `is' a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls `is' wise.
- Jas 1:10-112 verses76%
10 and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;
11 for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!
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10 Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.
11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.
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22 Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
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6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth `is' abundant.
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10 Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.
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6 Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
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16 He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
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11 Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
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11 The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
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31 Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.
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18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
- Jer 17:7-82 verses74%
7 Blessed `is' the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah.
8 And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.
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16 Better `is' the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
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3 And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.
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27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.
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6 `In' the house of the righteous `is' abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked -- trouble.
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16 In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look.
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26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, `Is' the righteous falling before the wicked.
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11 The wealth of the rich `is' the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
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11 A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, `Is' one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
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29 He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.
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15 He leaneth on his house -- and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it -- and it abideth not.
- Prov 10:15-162 verses73%
15 The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.
16 The wage of the righteous `is' for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
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3 Wealth and riches `are' in his house, And his righteousness is standing for ever.
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14 O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.
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12 The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth, As a cedar in Lebanon he groweth.
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8 Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
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4 O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.
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8 Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
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3 Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.