Proverbs Chapter 11 verse 30 Holy Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.
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The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
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The fruit of the righteous `is' a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls `is' wise.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 30. - The fruit of righteousness (of the righteous) is a tree of life (Proverbs 3:18; Proverbs 13:12); lignum vitae, Vulgate. That which the righteous say and do is, as it were, a fruitful tree which delights and feeds many. A good man's example and teaching promote spiritual health and lead to immortal life. Septuagint, "From the fruit of righteousness springeth a tree of life." And he that winneth souls is wise; rather, he that is wise winneth souls. The latter member is parallel to the former. He who gives men of the tree of life attracts souls to himself, to listen to his teaching and to follow his example. With this "winning of souls" we may compare Christ's promise to the apostles that they should "catch men" (Luke 5:10; comp. James 5:20). The Septuagint introduces an antithesis not found in our Hebrew text: "But the souls of transgressors are taken untimely away." Ewald and others change the present order of clauses in vers. 29 and 30, thinking thus to improve the parallelism. They would rearrange the passage in the following way: "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; but the fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart; but he that is wise winneth souls." There is no authority whatever in the versions or older commentators for this alteration; and the existing arrangement, as we have shown, gives a very good sense.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(30) The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.--The righteous, by the performance of his duty to his neighbours, brings, as it were, life and healing (Revelation 22:2) to them, and "the wise man winneth souls," attracts them to himself, and induces them to follow his example.
