God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 11:30
30The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise.
Proverbs 11:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
- New International Version (NIV)The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
Context of Proverbs 11:30
28Whoever trusts his riches will fall, but righteous people will flourish like a green leaf. 29Whoever brings trouble upon his family inherits ⌞only⌟ wind, and that stubborn fool becomes a slave to the wise in heart. The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise. 31If the righteous person is rewarded on earth, how much more the wicked person and the sinner!
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:30 word by word
פְּֽרִי־צַ֭דִּיק עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְלֹקֵ֖חַ נְפָשׂ֣וֹת חָכָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:30
- Proverbs 3:18⌞Wisdom⌟ is a tree of life for those who take firm hold of it. Those who cling to it are blessed.
- Proverbs 15:4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue breaks the spirit.
- Daniel 12:3Those who are wise will shine like the brightness on the horizon. Those who lead many people to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
- Matthew 4:19Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me! I will teach you how to catch people instead of fish.”
- John 4:36The person who harvests the crop is already getting paid. He is gathering grain for eternal life. So the person who plants the grain and the person who harvests it are happy together.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19Although I’m free from all people, I have made myself a slave for all people to win more of them.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19Who is our hope, joy, or prize that we can brag about in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Isn’t it you?
- James 5:20Realize that whoever brings a sinner back from the error of his ways will save him from death, and many sins will be forgiven.
- Luke 5:9Simon and everyone who was with him were amazed to see the large number of fish they had caught.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life - חיים עץ ets chaiyim, "the tree of lives." It is like that tree which grew in the paradise of God; increasing the bodily and mental vigor of those who ate of it. He that winneth souls is wise - Wisdom seeks to reclaim the wanderers; and he who is influenced by wisdom will do the same.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Winneth souls - Better, a wise man winneth souls. He that is wise draws the souls of people to himself, just as the fruit of the righteous is to all around him a tree of life, bearing new fruits of healing evermore. The phrase is elsewhere translated by “taketh the life” 1 Kings 19:4; Psalm 31:13. The wise man is the true conqueror. For the Christian meaning given to these words, see the New Testament reference in the margin.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30Verse 30 The righteous are as trees of life; and their influence upon earth, like the fruits of that tree, support and nourish the spiritual life in many.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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