Cross references
Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
Proverbs 11:28 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Timothy 6:17 (11 votes) and Jeremiah 17:8 (9 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Deuteronomy 8 to James 5.
Which verses does Proverbs 11:28 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- 1 Timothy 6:1711 votes
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
- Jeremiah 17:89 votes
He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.
- Psalm 52:7–88 votes
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.” But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
- Psalm 1:35 votes
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
- Psalm 62:104 votes
Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
- Psalm 92:12–144 votes
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. …
- Mark 10:24–254 votes
And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
- Deuteronomy 8:12–142 votes
Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied, …
- Job 31:24–252 votes
If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
- Psalm 49:62 votes
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Proverbs 10:152 votes
- Isaiah 60:212 votes
- Luke 12:201 vote
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Which verses point to Proverbs 11:28?
The 10 strongest of 11.