Proverbs 11:28,Proverbs 11:4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 11:28

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 lays his weight on a broken reed, which will not only disappoint him, but run into his hand and pierce him. 2. Our righteousness will stand us in stead when our riches fail us: The righteous shall then flourish as a branch, the branch of righteousness, like a tree whose leaf shall not wither, Ps.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:28

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 gone tomorrow; it is like leaning upon a broken staff, which giving way, the person falls: and so the fall of Babylon will be, while she is trusting in and boasting of her riches and grandeur, Revelation 18:7 ; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch ; that abides in the tree, is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 11:3-31

The pricelessness of integrity We have here a view of the exceeding worth of moral integrity, or of righteousness; we see what, in the judgment of the wise, it will do for its possessor. It will— I. DIRECT HIS WAY . "The integrity of the upright shall guide them; …the righteousness of the perfect [ i.e. the upright] shall direct his way" ( Proverbs 11:3-5 ). And we read. ( Proverbs 10:9 ) that "he that walketh uprightly walketh surely." The man who honestly and earnestly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 11:27-31

Temporal and eternal contrasts I. MEN FIND WHAT THEY SEEK . ( Proverbs 11:27 .) The favour of God, which includes all the elements of happiness by well doing, or sorrow by ill-doing. This law of antecedence and consequence in moral things, thus so reiteratedly pressed upon us, cannot be too constantly before the mind. Every moral action is a prophecy before the event; every moral result, a fulfilment of a previous prophecy. II. THE CAUSES OF DECAY AND OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 11:28

There are many expressions in this and the following verses which recall Psalms 1:1-6 . He that trusteth in his riches shall fall ( Proverbs 10:2 ; Psalms 49:6 , Psalms 49:7 ; Psalms 52:7 ; Ecclesiastes 5:8 ). Wealth is of all things the most uncertain, and leads the heart astray from God ( 1 Timothy 6:17 ). As a branch; "as a leaf" ( Psalms 1:1-6 :8; Isaiah 34:4 ). The righteous grow in grace and spiritual beauty, and bring forth the fruit of good works. Septuagint, "He... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 11:27-28

Proverbs 11:27-28. He that diligently seeketh good To do good to all men, as he hath opportunity; which is opposed to a man’s contenting himself with lazy desires, or cold and careless endeavours; procureth favour With God and men; but he that seeketh mischief To do any mischief or injury to others; it shall come unto him It shall be requited, either by men’s malice and revenge, or by God’s just judgment. He that trusteth in his riches As his protection, or portion and felicity; ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:1-31

Prosperity; uprightness; generosity (11:1-31)People are foolish to try to get rich by dishonest methods, because dishonesty brings judgment from which riches cannot save (11:1-4). By their blameless conduct, people ensure their ultimate victory; by crookedness they ensure their downfall (5-8). When good people have influence in a city, the citizens live in peace and happiness. But each city also has its troublemakers, who are a nuisance to their neighbours and create unrest in the community... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 11:28

trusteth = confldeth. Hebrew. batah. App-69 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 11:28

"He that trusteth in riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf."The teaching of the antithesis here is that the man who trusts in riches is evil, and that the righteous man does not trust in riches, but trusts in God. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 11:28

28. (Compare Proverbs 10:15; Psalms 49:6; 1 Timothy 6:17). righteous . . . branch— (Psalms 1:3; Jeremiah 17:8). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 11:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 11:3-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 11:27-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 11:28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 11:27-28

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:1-31

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 11:28

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 11:28

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 11:28

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