Focused Passage

Proverbs 11:28

Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order

The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

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Verse 28

Original words

He who trustsבּוֹטֵ֣חַH982Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin his richesבְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹH6239Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .ה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularwill fallיִפֹּ֑לH5307Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularbut the righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםH6662Adjective - masculine pluralwill thriveיִפְרָֽחוּ׃H6524Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plurallike foliageוְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗הH5929Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular

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