Proverbs 11:28
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
פָּרַח
they will bud
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פָּרַח
to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
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נָפַל
he will fall
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נָפַל
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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