Text -- Proverbs 11:28 (NET)

11:28 The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Pro 11:28

¹ sn The implication from the parallelism is that the righteous do not trust in their own riches, but in the Lord.

² 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.