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Proverbs 11:28

Proverbs 11:28
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Observe, 1. Our riches will fail us when we are in the greatest need: He that trusts in them, as if they would secure him the favour of God and be his protection and portion, shall fall, as a man who…