He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
WEB
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
YLT
Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
DBT
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a leaf.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.