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Selected Verse: Proverbs 11:28 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 11:28 |
King James |
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
(Compare Pro 10:15; Psa 49:6; Ti1 6:17).
righteous . . . branch-- (Psa 1:3; Jer 17:8). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Branch - Better, leaf, as in Psa 1:3; Isa 34:4. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
trusteth
(See Scofield) - (Psa 2:12). |
8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.