Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the good is a tree of life, and the wise person saves people.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
In Context
31If the good are repaid here on earth, how much more will the wicked who sin be repaid!
Cross References
Proverbs 3:18Wisdom is a tree of life to everyone who embraces her, blessing those who accept her.
Proverbs 15:4Gentle words are a source of life, but telling lies does a lot of damage.
Matthew 4:19“Come and follow me, and I will teach you how to catch people,” he told them.
John 4:36The reaper is being paid and harvesting a crop for eternal life so that both the sower and the reaper can celebrate.
1 Thessalonians 2:19For what gives us hope, what makes us happy, what we are really proud of as we stand before our Lord Jesus Christ when he comes back—is having you there too!
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:30
29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. Two extremes in the management of family-affairs are here condemned and the ill consequences of them foretold:—1. Carefulness and carnal policy, on the one hand. There are those that by their extreme earnestness in pursuit of the world, their anxiety about their business and fretfulness about their losses, their strictness with their servants and their niggardliness towards their families, trouble their… Read the whole commentary →