Proverbs 11:30

In 11 translations

BSB

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, || And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.

YLT

The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.

DBY

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

DRC

The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.

GNV

The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise.

JPS

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

LXXE

Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

פְּֽרִי־צַ֭דִּיק עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְלֹקֵ֖חַ נְפָשׂ֣וֹת חָכָֽם׃We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

LXX-Br

Ἐκ καρποῦ δικαιοσύνης φύεται δένδρὅν ζωῆς, ἀφαιροῦνται δὲ ἄωροι ψυχαὶ παρανόμων.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Daniel 12:3Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
• James 5:20consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
• Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19–23Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though…
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
• John 4:36Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
• Luke 5:9–10For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
• Matthew 4:19“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
• Proverbs 15:4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

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