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Proverbs 12:11 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 12 · verse 11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.Proverbs 12:11 · King James Version
Proverbs 12:11 in context
9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
12The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
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Key words (Strong's)
- satisfiedsâbaʻto sateH7646 →
- followethrâdaphto run after (usually with hostile intentH7291 →
- tillethʻâbadto workH5647 →
- breadlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
- landʼădâmâhsoilH127 →
- vainrêyqemptyH7386 →
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Note, 1. It is men's wisdom to mind their business and follow an honest calling, for that is the way, by the blessing of God, to get a livelihood: He that tills his land, of which he is either the owner or the occupant, that keeps to his word and is willing to take pains, if he do not raise an estate by it (what need…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary