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Proverbs 12:11

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

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ASV

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

KJV

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עֹבֵ֣ד'o.Ved[one who] worksH5647 →
אַ֭דְמָתוֹ'ad.ma.toland hisH127 →
יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-he will be satisfiedH7646 →
לָ֑חֶםLa.chemfoodH3899 →
וּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.Defand [one who] pursuesH7291 →
רֵיקִ֣יםrei.Kimworthless thingsH7386 →
חֲסַר־cha.sar-[is] lacking ofH2638 →
לֵֽב׃LevheartH3820 →

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Proverbs 28:19The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.Proverbs 14:23There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.1 Thessalonians 4:11–12and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.Proverbs 20:13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.Psalms 128:2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.Ephesians 4:28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.2 Thessalonians 3:8nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.James 2:20O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”Proverbs 7:7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,Proverbs 14:4Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.Proverbs 4:14–15Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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