Proverbs 11 · Verse 30

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Proverbs 11:30, King James Version

Proverbs 11:30 in other translations

BSBThe fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
WEBThe fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
ASVThe fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.
YLTThe fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.
DARBYThe fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.
BBEThe fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
WebsterThe fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

What does Proverbs 11:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 11:24-31

24-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
The righteous are as trees of life; and their influence upon earth, like the fruits of that tree, support and nourish the spiritual life in many.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 11:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

פְּֽרִי\־pe.ri-[the] fruit ofH6529
צַ֭דִּיקTza.dik[the] righteousH6662
עֵ֣ץ'etz[is] a tree ofH6086
חַיִּ֑יםchai.YimlifeH2416
וְלֹקֵ֖חַve.lo.Ke.achand [one who] takesH3947
נְפָשׂ֣וֹתne.fa.SotpeopleH5315
חָכָֽם\׃cha.Kham[is] wiseH2450

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 11:30

  • Daniel 12:3

    And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

  • James 5:20

    Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

  • 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

    For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. …

  • Proverbs 3:18

    She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:19

    For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

  • John 4:36

    And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

  • Luke 5:9-10

    For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

  • Matthew 4:19

    And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

  • Proverbs 15:4

    A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fruit.
3:18; 15:4
and.
Da 12:3; Mt 4:19; Joh 4:36; 1Co 9:19-23; 1Th 2:19; Jas 5:20
winneth. Heb. taketh.
Lu 5:9,10

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Context

  • Proverbs 11:29

    He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Proverbs 11:30

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

  • Proverbs 11:31

    Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

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Proverbs 11:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El fruto del justo es árbol de vida: y el que prende almas, es sabio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le fruit du juste est un arbre de vie, et le sage gagne les âmes.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die Frucht des Gerechten ist ein Baum des Lebens, und der Weise gewinnt Seelen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fructus justi lignum vitæ, et qui suscipit animas sapiens est.