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Proverbs 11:30
30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends.
Context of Proverbs 11:30
28Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. 29Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives. 31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:30 word by word
פְּֽרִי־צַ֭דִּיק עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְלֹקֵ֖חַ נְפָשׂ֣וֹת חָכָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 11:30
- Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.
- Proverbs 15:4The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- Daniel 12:3Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
- Matthew 4:19“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
- John 4:36Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?
- James 5:20remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
- Luke 5:9For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
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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