Proverbs 12:11
Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
10The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
12The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou [art], and unto dust thou turnest back.'
Psalms 26:4I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.
Proverbs 6:32He who committeth adultery [with] a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.
Proverbs 9:6Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 9:16'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart — she said 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 →