New King James Version
Proverbs 11:30
30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins 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 Living Translation (NLT)The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends.
Context of Proverbs 11:30
28He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage. 29He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise. 31If the righteous will be recompensed on the 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, And happy are all who retain her.
- Proverbs 15:4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
- Daniel 12:3Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever.
- Matthew 4:19Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
- John 4:36And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more;
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
- James 5:20let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
- Luke 5:9For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which 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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