New Living Translation
Proverbs 11:30
30The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends.
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
28Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring. 29Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. The fool will be a servant to the wise. The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends. 31If the righteous are rewarded here on earth, what will happen to wicked sinners?
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 3:18Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.
- Proverbs 15:4Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
- Daniel 12:3Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.
- Matthew 4:19Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
- John 4:36The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!
- 1 Corinthians 9:19Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19After all, what gives us hope and joy, and what will be our proud reward and crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you!
- James 5:20you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
- Luke 5:9For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him.
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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