Proverbs 12:11-13

Easy-to-Read Version

¹¹Farmers who work their land have plenty of food, but those who waste their time on worthless projects are foolish.

¹²The wicked want a share of what an evil man might catch. But like a plant with deep roots, a good man is the one who produces the most.^[a]

¹³The wicked are trapped by their foolish words, but good people escape from such trouble.

Proverbs 12:11-13

New International Version

¹¹Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.^(A)

¹²The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous endures.

¹³Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,^(B)
and so the innocent escape trouble.^(C)

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

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

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

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