Proverbs 12:11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
12The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]; but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return.
Psalms 26:4I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.
Proverbs 6:32Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Proverbs 9:6Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.
Proverbs 9:16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
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 →