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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 11, Verse 30

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29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
King James Version
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
American Standard Version
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.
New English Translation
The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
World English Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
1
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
2
A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4
A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
5
The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
6
The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7
The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9
[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.