Proverbs 11:30

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.

American King James Version (AKJV)

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

Webster's Revision

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

World English Bible

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

English Revised Version (ERV)

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is wise winneth souls.

Clarke's Proverbs 11:30 Bible Commentary

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life - עץ חיים ets chaiyim, "the tree of lives." It is like that tree which grew in the paradise of God; increasing the bodily and mental vigor of those who ate of it.

He that winneth souls is wise - Wisdom seeks to reclaim the wanderers; and he who is influenced by wisdom will do the same.

Barnes's Proverbs 11:30 Bible Commentary

Winneth souls - Better, a wise man winneth souls. He that is wise draws the souls of people to himself, just as the fruit of the righteous is to all around him a tree of life, bearing new fruits of healing evermore. The phrase is elsewhere translated by "taketh the life" 1 Kings 19:4; Psalm 31:13. The wise man is the true conqueror. For the Christian meaning given to these words, see the New Testament reference in the margin.

Wesley's Proverbs 11:30 Bible Commentary

11:30 The fruit - His discourses and his whole conversation, is like the fruit of the tree of life. Winneth - That gains souls to God.

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