Proverbs 12:11
He that tilleth his ground will be satisfied with bread; but he that runneth after idle persons is void of sense.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
10A righteous man careth for the life of his beast; but the mercies of the wicked are cruelty.
12The wicked is covetous for the net of evil men; but [God] giveth root to the righteous.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto 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 men of falsehood, and with dissemblers will I not enter [in communion].
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners wish to entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 6:32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh sense: he that is the destroyer of his soul, will alone do this.
Proverbs 9:6Forsake simplicity, and live; and go onward on the way of understanding.
Proverbs 9:16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; and as for him that is void of sense, she saith 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 →