Proverbs 12:11
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”Proverbs 12:11
What Does Proverbs 12:11 Mean?
Proverbs 12:11 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 12, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 12:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 28:19“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.”Proverbs 14:23“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”Proverbs 13:4“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”3 John 1:11“Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.”Proverbs 20:13“Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.”1 Thessalonians 4:11“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”Psalms 128:2“For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.”Ephesians 4:28“Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.”Proverbs 13:23“Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.”Proverbs 24:30“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”2 Thessalonians 3:8“Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:”James 2:20“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”Proverbs 9:6“Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.”Proverbs 7:7“And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,”Proverbs 14:4“Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.”Genesis 3:19“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.”Judges 9:4“And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.”Psalms 26:4“I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.”Proverbs 13:20“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”Job 31:5“If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;”
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