Proverbs 11:28

11:28 The one who trusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous96 will flourish like a green leaf.97

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96	sn The implication from the parallelism is that the righteous do not trust in their own riches, but in the Lord.
97	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.