Proverbs 12:11

Proverbs 12:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.
• New Living Translation (NLT)A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.

Context of Proverbs 12:11

9Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, Than he who honors himself but lacks bread. 10A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding. 12The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit. 13The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble.

Proverbs 12:11 word by word

עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף רֵיקִ֣ים חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that tillethעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: labourH5647
• his landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• shall be satisfiedשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• with breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• but he that followethרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• vainרֵיקrêyq rêq · worthlessH7386
• voidחָסֵרchâsêr · lackingH2638
• of understandingלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:11

• Proverbs 13:23Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, And for lack of justice there is waste.
• Proverbs 14:4Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
• Proverbs 27:27You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants.
• Proverbs 28:19He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
• Genesis 3:19In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.”
• Psalms 128:2When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
• Ephesians 4:28Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
• 2 Thessalonians 3:8nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you,
• Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
• Proverbs 4:14Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil.
• Proverbs 6:32Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.
• Proverbs 7:7And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
• Proverbs 9:6Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.
• Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
• Judges 9:4So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men; and they followed him.

Commentaries on Proverbs 12:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He that tilleth his land - God's blessing will be in the labor of the honest agriculturist. But he that followeth vain persons - He who, while he should be cultivating his ground, preparing for a future crop, or reaping his harvest, associates with fowlers, coursers of hares, hunters of foxes, or those engaged in any champaign amusements, is void of understanding; and I have known several such come to beggary. To this verse the Septuagint add the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 It is men's wisdom to mind their business, and follow an honest calling. But it is folly to neglect business; and the grace of God teaches men to disdain nothing but sin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11This proverb is repeated with a different ending in Proverbs 28:19.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. The idler's fate is the result of indolence and want of principle (Pr 6:32; 7:7).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 12

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings