Proverbs 12:11
He that worketh his adamah shall be satisfied with lechem, 1 but he that chaseth after worthless persons is devoid of lev. + 12:11 of understanding 1
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Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat lechem, 1 till thou return unto haadamah; 1 for out of it wast thou taken; 1 for aphar thou art, 1 and unto aphar shalt thou return.
Psalms 26:4I do not sit with metei-shav (men of vanity), 1 neither will I go in with dissemblers. 1
Proverbs 1:10Beni (my son), if chatt'aim (sinners) entice thee, 1 consent thou not. 1
Proverbs 6:32But the no'ef (one who committeth adultery) with an isha lacketh lev; + 6:32 of understanding 1 he that doeth it destroyeth his own nefesh. 1
Proverbs 9:6Forsake the simple ways, and live; 1 and go in the derech binah. 1
Proverbs 9:16Whoso is simple, let him turn in here, 1 and as for him that lacketh lev (heart of understanding), she saith to him: 1
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 →