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Proverbs 11:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 11:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)
Footnotes
- 11.28 Cn: Heb fall
Proverbs 11:28
New English Translation
Proverbs 11:28
New English Translation
28 The one who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous[a] will flourish like a green leaf.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:28 sn The implication from the parallelism is that the righteous do not trust in their own riches, but in the Lord.
- Proverbs 11:28 tn Heb “leafage” or “leaf” (cf. KJV “as a branch”); TEV “leaves of summer”; NLT “leaves in spring.” The simile of a leaf is a figure of prosperity and fertility throughout the ancient Near East.
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