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Proverbs 11:30
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KJ21
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that winneth souls is wise.
ASV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.
AMP
The fruit of the [consistently] righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise captures and wins souls [for God—he gathers them for eternity].
AMPC
The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise captures human lives [for God, as a fisher of men—he gathers and receives them for eternity].
BRG
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
CSB
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but a cunning person takes lives.
CSBA
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but a cunning person takes lives.
CEB
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise gather lives.
CJB
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.
CEV
Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree. And if you act wisely, others will follow.
DARBY
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.
DRA
The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.
ERV
What good people produce is like a life-giving tree. Those who are wise give new life to others.
EASY
The good things that a righteous person does bring life. A person who saves people's lives shows that he is wise.
EHV
The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and one who harvests souls is wise.
ESV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
ESVUK
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
EXB
·A good person gives life to others [L The fruit of the righteous is the tree of life]; the wise person ·teaches others how to live [gathers lives/souls].
GNV
The fruit of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth souls is wise.
GW
The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise.
GNT
Righteousness gives life, but violence takes it away.
HCSB
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives.
ICB
As a tree makes fruit, a good person gives life to others. The wise person shows others how to be wise.
ISV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins people is wise.
JUB
¶ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that wins souls is wise.
KJV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
AKJV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
LSB
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
LEB
The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, and he who captures souls is wise.
TLB
Godly men are growing a tree that bears life-giving fruit, and all who win souls are wise.
MSG
A good life is a fruit-bearing tree; a violent life destroys souls.
MEV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
NOG
The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise.
NABRE
The fruit of justice is a tree of life, and one who takes lives is a sage.
NASB
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And one who is wise gains souls.
NASB1995
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
NCB
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise man wins souls.
NCV
A good person gives life to others; the wise person teaches others how to live.
NET
The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
NIRV
The fruit that godly people bear is like a tree of life. And those who are wise save lives.
NIV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
NIVUK
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
NKJV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
NLV
The fruit of those who are right with God is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
NLT
The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends.
NRSVA
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.
NRSVACE
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.
NRSVCE
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.
NRSVUE
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise capture souls.
OJB
The p’ri tzedek is Etz Chayyim, and he that winneth nefashot is chacham (wise).
RGT
The fruit of the righteous is as a tree of life. And he who wins souls is wise.
RSV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.
RSVCE
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.
TLV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever wins souls is wise.
VOICE
The tree of life grows where the fruit of right-living falls, and whoever wins souls is wise.
WEB
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
WYC
The fruit of a rightful man is the tree of life; and he that taketh souls, is a wise man. (The fruit of righteousness is the tree of life; and he who winneth souls, is wise.)
YLT
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
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