Proverbs 12:11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish. He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
10The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.
12The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the earth, out of which thou wast taken: for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return.
Psalms 26:4I have not sat with the council of vanity: neither will I go in with the doers of unjust things.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.
Proverbs 6:32But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
Proverbs 9:6Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.
Proverbs 9:16He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said:
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 →