Proverbs 12:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:19 : 19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders; 12 That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
  • 2 Thess 3:8 : 8 And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:
  • Prov 14:4 : 4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.
  • Ps 128:2 : 2 You will have the fruit of the work of your hands: happy will you be, and all will be well for you.
  • Prov 7:7 : 7 I saw among the young men one without sense,
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.
  • Gen 3:19 : 19 With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.
  • Judg 9:4 : 4 And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.
  • Ps 26:4 : 4 I have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.
  • Prov 27:27 : 27 There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.
  • Prov 9:13 : 13 The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.
  • Prov 9:16 : 16 Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
  • Prov 1:10-19 : 10 My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them. 11 If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause; 12 Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death; 13 Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth; 14 Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag: 15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways: 16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life. 17 Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird: 18 And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves. 19 Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
  • Prov 4:14-15 : 14 Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men. 15 Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
  • Prov 6:32 : 32 He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.
  • Titus 1:10-11 : 10 For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision, 11 By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.
  • Prov 13:23 : 23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
  • Jonah 2:8 : 8 When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    91%

    19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

    20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 13:11
    74%

    11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

  • Prov 13:23
    74%

    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Prov 16:26
    73%

    26 The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

  • Prov 11:24-30
    7 verses
    73%

    24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

    25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

    26 He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

    27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

    28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

    29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

    30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

  • Prov 12:12
    72%

    12 The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30 I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;

  • Prov 12:27
    72%

    27 He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

  • Prov 15:14
    71%

    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Prov 12:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • Prov 21:5
    71%

    5 The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 11:18
    71%

    18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

  • Prov 19:15
    71%

    15 Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

  • Prov 10:4
    71%

    4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

  • Prov 22:8
    71%

    8 By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

  • Eccl 5:9-11
    3 verses
    71%

    9 He who has a love for silver never has enough silver, or he who has love for wealth, enough profit. This again is to no purpose.

    10 When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

    11 The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.

  • Prov 28:11
    71%

    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Ps 129:7
    71%

    7 He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems.

  • Prov 20:4
    71%

    4 The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

  • Prov 14:14
    71%

    14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    71%

    6 It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.

  • Prov 13:4
    71%

    4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

  • Prov 27:23
    70%

    23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;

  • Ps 107:37
    70%

    37 And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.

  • Prov 21:17
    70%

    17 The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

  • Deut 20:6
    70%

    6 Or if any man has made a vine-garden without taking the first-fruits of it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not be the first to make use of the fruit.

  • Prov 11:12
    70%

    12 He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

  • Prov 14:23
    70%

    23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

  • Prov 12:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9 He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

    10 An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

  • Eccl 2:21
    70%

    21 Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

  • Prov 19:8
    70%

    8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
    70%

    7 Who ever goes to war without looking to someone to be responsible for his payment? who puts in vines and does not take the fruit of them? or who takes care of sheep without drinking of their milk?

  • Prov 10:16
    70%

    16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Prov 13:25
    70%

    25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

  • Eccl 11:4
    70%

    4 He who is watching the wind will not get the seed planted, and he who is looking at the clouds will not get in the grain.

  • Eccl 6:7
    70%

    7 All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.

  • Lev 26:5
    70%

    5 And the crushing of the grain will overtake the cutting of the grapes, and the cutting of the grapes will overtake the planting of the seed, and there will be bread in full measure, and you will be living in your land safely.

  • Prov 21:21
    69%

    21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.