Proverbs 11:28
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What does Proverbs 11:28 mean?
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall
As leaves in autumn, which are withered and dry. To trust in
riches is to trust in uncertain things; things not to be depended
on, being here today and gone tomorrow; it is like leaning upon a
broken staff, which giving way, the person falls: and so the fall
of Babylon will be, while she is trusting in and boasting of her
riches and grandeur, ( Revelation
18:7 Revelation
18:8 ) ; but the righteous shall flourish as a
branch;
that abides in the tree, is alive and green, full of leaves, and
laden with fruit: so the righteous are as branches in Christ, and
receive life and nourishment from him, and abide in him; and
bring forth fruit and flourish, like palm trees and cedars, in
the house of the Lord, and grow in every grace, and in the
knowledge of Christ; see ( Jeremiah
17:7 Jeremiah
17:8 ) .
