[ 1 minutes to read ]Chapter 12 continues the major section of the Proverbs, “The proverbs of Solomon,” which starts with chapter 10 and goes through chapter 22. There is no obvious topical arrangement of…
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Proverbs 11:31
[ 1 minutes to read ]Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. – Proverbs 11:31 [T]he word for recompensed means repaid and carries the thought of…
Proverbs 11:30
[ 1 minutes to read ]The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. – Proverbs 11:30 [T]he first phrase employs the tree of life metaphor. Fruit…
Proverbs 11:29
[ 1 minutes to read ]He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. – Proverbs 11:29 [T]his proverb is not antithetical, rather…