Proverbs 12:11-13

1599 Geneva Bible

¹¹^(A)He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of ^[a]understanding.

¹²The wicked desireth the ^[b]net of evils: but the ^[c]root of the righteous giveth fruit.

¹³The evil man is snared by the wickedness of his lips, but the just shall come out of adversity.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 12:11 Or, defense.
Proverbs 12:12 Continually imagineth means how to do harm to others.
Proverbs 12:12 Meaning, their heart within, which is upright, and doeth good to all.

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