Proverbs 11:28 Go deeper

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. (KJV)

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בּוֹטֵ֣חַbo.Te.ach[one who] trusts

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Proverbs 11:28 word 1

בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹbe.'a.she.roin wealth his

Lemma: עֹ֫שֶׁר (o.sher) · Strong's: H6239

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: riches

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Chronicles 29:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6239; TAHOT Proverbs 11:28 word 2

ה֣וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 11:28 word 3

יִפֹּ֑לyi.Polhe will fall

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:28 word 4

וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗הve.khe.'a.Lehand like <the> leaf

Lemma: עָלֶה (a.leh) · Strong's: H5929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: leaf

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 8:11, Leviticus 26:36, Nehemiah 8:15, Job 13:25, Psalms 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5929; TAHOT Proverbs 11:28 word 5

צַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 11:28 word 6

יִפְרָֽחוּ\׃yif.Ra.chuthey will bud

Lemma: פָּרַח (pa.rach) · Strong's: H6524A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to sprout

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 40:10, Leviticus 13:57, Numbers 17:5, Numbers 17:8, Job 14:9, Psalms 72:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6524A; TAHOT Proverbs 11:28 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who trusts	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
in his riches	→	עֹ֫שֶׁר H6239 riches
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
will fall	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
but the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
will thrive	→	פָּרַח H6524A to sprout
like foliage	→	עָלֶה H5929 leaf

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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