THEOSISProverbs 11:28Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.
בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ ה֣וּא יִפֹּ֑ל וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗ה צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Tim 6:17Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy)
- Jer 17:8And he shall be as a tree that is planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots towards moisture: and it shall not fear when the heat cometh. And the leaf thereof shall be green, and in the time of drought it shall not be solicitous, neither shall it cease at any time to bring forth fruit.
- Ps 52 (51):7
- Ps 52 (51):8
- Ps 1:3And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.
- Mark 10:24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus again answering, saith to them: Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God?
- Mark 10:25It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
- Ps 62 (61):10