Proverbs 12:11
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
Psalms 26:4I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Proverbs 9:16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
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 →