Proverbs 12:11-14 in English

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

¹¹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding.

^11a He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonour in his own strong holds.

¹² The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.

¹³ For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snares; but a righteous man escapes from them.

^13a He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

¹⁴ The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

¹¹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding. He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonor in his own strong holds.

¹² The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.

¹³ For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snare; but a righteous man escapes from them. He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

¹⁴ The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man: but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

¹¹ Farmers who work hard in their fields will produce good crops that will give them plenty to eat, but those who waste their time working on worthless projects are foolish.

¹² Wicked people desire to take away what other evil people have, but Yahweh enables righteous/godly people to be steadfast and productive MET.

¹³ Evil people are trapped by the evil things that they say MTY, but righteous people escape from trouble.

¹⁴ People are rewarded for the good things that they say to others, and people are also rewarded for the good work that they do MTY.

¹¹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding. He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonour in his own strong holds.

¹² The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.

¹³ For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snare; but a righteous man escapes from them. He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

¹⁴ The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

¹¹ He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

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

¹³ In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

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.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous man shall go forth out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish. He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.

¹² The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.

¹³ For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil mall: but the just shall escape out of distress.

¹⁴ By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.

¹¹ If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.

¹² Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.

¹³ The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.

¹⁴ What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.

¹¹ He that tilleth his lande, shalbe satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of vnderstanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of euils: but the roote of the righteous giueth fruite.

¹³ The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.

¹⁴ A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.

¹¹ He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the prey of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; but the righteous cometh out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: But he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men: But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: But the just shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: And the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

¹¹ He that tilleth his ground will be satisfied with bread; but he that runneth after idle persons is void of sense.

¹² The wicked is covetous for the net of evil men; but God giveth root to the righteous.

¹³ In the transgression of his lips is the snare of the wicked; but the righteous cometh out of distress.

¹⁴ From the fruit of his mouth will a man be satisfied with what is good; and the recompense of a man's hands will be brought back unto him.

¹¹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; But they that pursue vanities are void of understanding.

^11a He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, Shall leave dishonor in his own strongholds.

¹² The desires of the ungodly are evil; But the roots of the godly are firmly set.

¹³ For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snares; But a righteous man escapes from them.

^13a He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, But he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

¹⁴ The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; And the recompense of his lips shall be given to him.

¹¹ He who tilleth his own land shall be satisfied with bread; But he who followeth worthless persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked man longeth after the prey of evil-doers; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

¹³ In the transgression of the lips is a dangerous snare; But the righteous man shall escape from trouble.

¹⁴ By the fruit of a man's mouth he shall be filled with good, And the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the upright flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the upright shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

¹¹ The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases after worthless projects has no sense.

¹² The wicked person desires what evil men have stolen from others, but the fruit of righteous people comes from themselves.

¹³ An evil person is trapped by his wicked talk, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.

¹⁴ From the fruit of his words a person is filled with good things, just as the work of his hands rewards him.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desireth the net of evil men : but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit .

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³ An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

¹¹ He that worketh his land, shall be filled with loaves; but he that pursueth or followeth idleness, is most foolish. He that is sweet, that is mild, liveth in temperances; and in his admonishings he forsaketh despisings.

¹² The desire of a wicked man is the memorial of worst things; but the root of just or rightwise men shall increase.

¹³ For the sins of lips, falling down nigheth to an evil man; but a just or rightwise man shall escape from anguish.

¹⁴ Of the fruit of his mouth each man shall be ful filled with goods; and by the works of his hands it shall be yielded to him.

¹¹ He that worketh his land, shall be filled with loaves; but he that followeth idleness, is most fool(ish). He that is sweet, that is mild, liveth in temperances; and in his admonishings he forsaketh despisings, (or He who is humble, liveth temperately; and he forsaketh despisings in all of his admonishings).

¹² The desire of a wicked man is the memorial of worst things; but the root of just men shall increase. (The desires of the wicked be a memorial of the worst things; but the roots of the righteous shall increase, or shall go deeper.)

¹³ For the sins of (his) lips, falling down nigheth to an evil man; but a just man shall escape from anguish (or but the righteous shall escape from anguish).

¹⁴ Of the fruit of his mouth each man shall be ful filled with goods (or A person shall be fulfilled with good things by the fruit of his mouth); and by the works of his hands it shall be yielded to him.

¹¹ Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

¹² The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

¹³ In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

¹⁴ From the fruit of the mouth is one satisfied with good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.