Proverbs 12:11

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Prov 28:19 : 19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you; 12 that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.
  • 2 Thess 3:8 : 8 neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:
  • Prov 14:4 : 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.
  • Ps 128:2 : 2 For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
  • Prov 7:7 : 7 And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
  • Gen 3:19 : 19 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.
  • Judg 9:4 : 4 And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
  • Ps 26:4 : 4 I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.
  • Prov 27:27 : 27 And [there will be] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
  • Prov 9:13 : 13 The foolish woman is clamorous; [She is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
  • Prov 9:16 : 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
  • Prov 1:10-19 : 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause; 12 Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit; 13 We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil; 14 Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood. 17 For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird: 18 And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives. 19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
  • Prov 4:14-15 : 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.
  • Prov 6:32 : 32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
  • Titus 1:10-11 : 10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision, 11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
  • Prov 13:23 : 23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
  • Jonah 2:8 : 8 They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:19-20
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    91%

    19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 13:11
    74%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

  • Prov 11:24-30
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    73%

    24There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want.

    25The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

    26He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

    27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.

  • Prov 12:12
    72%

    12The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] .

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Prov 12:27
    72%

    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Prov 12:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

  • Prov 21:5
    71%

    5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 22:8
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    8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

  • Eccl 5:9-11
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    71%

    9Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field.

    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

    11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding [of them] with his eyes?

  • Prov 28:11
    71%

    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Ps 129:7
    71%

    7Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • Prov 20:4
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    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 14:14
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    14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
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    6The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

  • Prov 13:4
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 27:23
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    23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:

  • Ps 107:37
    70%

    37And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase.

  • Prov 21:17
    70%

    17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

  • Deut 20:6
    70%

    6And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof.

  • Prov 11:12
    70%

    12He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • Prov 12:9-10
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    70%

    9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

    10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

  • Eccl 2:21
    70%

    21For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

  • Prov 19:8
    70%

    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
    70%

    7What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

  • Prov 10:16
    70%

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Prov 13:25
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    25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

  • Eccl 11:4
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    4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  • Lev 26:5
    70%

    5And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

  • Prov 21:21
    69%

    21He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.