The Meaning of Proverbs 11:28 Explained

Proverbs 11:28

KJV: He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

YLT: Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

Darby: He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a leaf.

ASV: He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He that trusteth  in his riches  shall fall:  but the righteous  shall flourish  as a branch. 

What does Proverbs 11:28 Mean?

Study Notes

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Trust is the characteristic O.T. word for the N.T. "faith," "believe." It occurs 152 times in the O.T., and is the rendering of Heb. words signifying to take refuge (e.g. Ruth 2:12 "to lean on" (e.g.) Psalms 56:3 "to roll on" (e.g.) Psalms 22:8 "to stay upon" (e.g.) Job 35:14 .

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 11

1  On Deception

What do the individual words in Proverbs 11:28 mean?

Who trusts in his riches He will fall but like foliage the righteous will flourish
בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ ה֣וּא יִפֹּ֑ל וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗ה צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִפְרָֽחוּ

בּוֹטֵ֣חַ  Who  trusts 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּטוּחַ 
Sense: to trust.
בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ  in  his  riches 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֹשֶׁר  
Sense: wealth, riches.
יִפֹּ֑ל  will  fall 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗ה  but  like  foliage 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָלֶה  
Sense: leaf, leafage.
צַדִּיקִ֥ים  the  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
יִפְרָֽחוּ  will  flourish 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: פָּרַח 
Sense: to bud, sprout, shoot, bloom.