King James Version
Proverbs 11:30 in the King James Version says “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. winneth: Heb. taketh” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. winneth: Heb. taketh”
Proverbs 11:30 · KJV
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. winneth: Heb. taketh
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
“souls”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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