Verse 30
The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
Referenced Verses
- Dan 12:3 : 3 But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.
- Jas 5:20 : 20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
- Prov 3:18 : 18 She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.
- Prov 15:4 : 4 Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.
- John 4:36 : 36 The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.
- 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law(though I myself am not under the law) to gain those under the law. 21 To those free from the law I became like one free from the law(though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law. 22 To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some. 23 I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.
- 1 Thess 2:19 : 19 For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?
- Matt 4:19 : 19 He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
- Luke 5:9-9 : 9 For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon,“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people!”