Homilist Proverbs 11:28 He that trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. I. HERE IS A COMMON TENDENCY. Trusting in wealth is — 1. Spiritually unsatisfactory. 2. Necessarily evanescent. II. HERE IS A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE. "Fall." 1. Whence? From all his hopes. 2. Whither? To disappointment and despair. 3. When? Whenever moral conviction seizes the soul, whether before or after death. 4. Why? Because wealth was never a fit foundation for the soul. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.WEB: He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. |
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