King James Version

Proverbs 11:28

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

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בּוֹטֵ֣חַbotechabe boldבָּטַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be bold”, a verb used as a describing wordH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹbeashervoin richesעֹשֶׁרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in riches”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6239wealth[idiom] far (richer), riches.ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יִפֹּ֑לyipolfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗הvekhealehand as leafעָלֶהconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as leaf”, the ordinary formH5929a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliagebranch, leaf.צַדִּיקִ֥יםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).יִפְרָֽחוּyifrachvflourishפָּרַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “flourish”, an unfinished actionH6524to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish[idiom] abroad, [idiom] abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as foliage.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

World English Bible

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Darby Translation

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a leaf.

Douay-Rheims

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as foliage.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ πλούτῳ οὗτος πεσεῖται, ὁ δὲ ἀντιλαμβανόμενος δικαίων οὗτος ἀνατελεῖ.