Proverbs 12:11
He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who pursues vanities is void of understanding.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
10A righteous man regards the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
12A wicked man desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face thou shall eat bread, till thou return to the ground, for out of it thou were taken. For thou are dust, and to dust thou shall return.
Psalms 26:4I have not sat with men of falsehood, nor will I go in with dissemblers.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who would destroy his own soul does it.
Proverbs 9:6Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 9:16He who is simple, let him turn in here. And as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:11
10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. See here, 1. To how great a degree a good man will be merciful; he has not only a compassion for the human nature under its greatest abasements, but he regards even the life of his beast, not only because it is his servant, but because it is God's creature, and in conformity to Providence, which preserves man and beast. The beasts that are under our care must be provided for, must have convenient food and rest, must… Read the whole commentary →