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Proverbs 11:28
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Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
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Proverbs 11:28 in Other Translations
KJV
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He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
ESV
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Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
NLT
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Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
MSG
28
A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.
CSB
28
Anyone trusting in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage.
Proverbs 11:28 In-Context
26
People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
27
Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
28
Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29
Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
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1.
Job 31:24-28
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Psalms 49:6
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Psalms 52:7
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Psalms 62:10
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Jeremiah 9:23
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Jeremiah 48:7
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Mark 10:25
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1 Timothy 6:17
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Psalms 1:3
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Psalms 52:8
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Psalms 92:12-14
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Jeremiah 17:8
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