11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
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11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain `persons' is void of understanding.
11 Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.
11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, But he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
11 He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
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Commentary on Proverbs 12 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 12
Pro 12:1
We are here taught to try whether we have grace or no by enquiring how we stand affected to the means of grace.
Pro 12:2
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Pro 12:3
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Pro 12:4
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Pro 12:5
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Pro 12:6
In the foregoing verse the thoughts of the wicked and righteous were compared; here their words, and those are as the abundance of the heart is.
Pro 12:7
We are here taught as before (v. 3 and ch. 10:25, 30),
Pro 12:8
We are here told whence to expect a good name. Reputation is what most have a high regard to and stand much upon. Now it is certain,
Pro 12:9
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Pro 12:10
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Pro 12:11
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Pro 12:12
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Pro 12:13
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Pro 12:14
We are here assured, for our quickening to every good word and work,
Pro 12:15
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Pro 12:16
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Pro 12:17
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Pro 12:18
The tongue is death or life, poison or medicine, as it is used.
Pro 12:19
Be it observed, to the honour of truth, that sacred thing,
Pro 12:20
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Pro 12:21
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Pro 12:22
We are here taught,
Pro 12:23
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Pro 12:24
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Pro 12:25
Here is,
Pro 12:26
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Pro 12:27
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Pro 12:28
The way of religion is here recommended to us,