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Verse Proverbs 11:30. _THE FRUIT OF THE RIGHTEOUS_ IS _A TREE OF
LIFE_] עץ חיים _ets chaiyim_, "the tree of lives." It is like
that tree which grew in the paradise of God; increasing the bodily and
me...
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WINNETH SOULS - Better, a wise man winneth souls. He that is wise
draws the souls of people to himself, just as the fruit of the
righteous is to all around him a tree of life, bearing new fruits of
he...
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CHAPTER 11 THE CONTRAST CONTINUED
The continued contrast in this chapter between the righteous and the
wicked contains many precious gems, sweet to faith and wholesome for
instruction. In the second v...
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PROVERBS 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found
in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27 is represented by a further group
(Proverbs 11:2;...
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WINNETH. taketh, or catcheth....
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_the fruit of the righteous_ We should rather perhaps have expected
the proverb to run, "the righteous (himself) is a tree of life," in
his beneficent influence upon others (Revelation 22:2); but the...
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DISCOURSE: 778
THE WISDOM OF WINNING SOULS
Proverbs 11:30. _He that winneth souls, is wise_.
REAL piety is operative, and influential on the whole life; and
discovers itself very principally in labou...
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TEXT Proverbs 11:22-31
22.
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout,
So is a fair woman that is without discretion.
23.
The desire of the righteous is only good;
But the expectation of the wicked is...
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth
souls is wise.
THE FRUIT OF THE RIGHTEOUS IS A TREE OF LIFE; AND HE THAT WINNETH
SOULS IS WISE - (.) "The fruit" which "the righteo...
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A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his
delight. Under this prohibition of "a false balance" is forbidden all
fraud, by whatsoever suns of deception it may be committed,...
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11:30 souls. (a-15) Or 'he that winneth souls is wise.' All the
adjectives in vers. 29-31 are in the singular. In general this is
denoted by the addition of '[man].'...
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1. False weights were exceedingly common (Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs
20:10; Amos 8:5)....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 11
V1 God hates false measurements.
God loves honest measurements.
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We can bring God’s life to other people. Our wisdom can show other
people the way to God. This is another reason to learn God’s wisdom....
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THE FRUIT OF THE RIGHTEOUS IS A TREE OF LIFE. — The righteous, by
the performance of his duty to his neighbours, brings, as it were,
life and healing (Revelation 22:2) to them, and “the wise man
winne...
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פְּֽרִי ־צַ֭דִּיק עֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים וְ
לֹקֵ֖חַ נְ
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CHAPTER 12
GOODNESS
"The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6
"An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, and he who goes
right in his way is the abomination of t...
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Verse Proverbs 11:7. The antithesis of this proverb is between the
condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the
expectation or hope of the wicked lies wholly on this side of...
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CHAPTER XI.
_ Life. Producing excellent fruits of virtue and edification._...
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The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be
watered also himself. He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse
him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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THE FRUIT OF THE RIGHTEOUS [IS] A TREE OF LIFE,.... Either the fruit
which grows upon Christ, the tree of life, and which they receive from
him; even all the blessings of grace, peace, pardon, righteo...
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The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth
souls [is] wise.
Ver. 30. _The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,_] _i.e., _
The commodities and comforts that one may every...
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_The fruit of the righteous_ Which he produceth; namely, his piety and
charity, his instructions, reproofs, exhortations, and prayers; his
interest in heaven, and his influence on earth, are _a tree o...
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V. 30. THE FRUIT OF THE RIGHTEOUS, all his deeds, as an outflow of the
faith of his heart and the integrity of his life, IS A TREE OF LIFE, a
fountain of blessing to all who come into contact with him...
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WINNETH:
_ Heb._ taketh...
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10-31 This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but
the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very
careful to recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affec...
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THE FRUIT OF THE RIGHTEOUS, i.e. which he produceth; his discourses
and his whole conversation. IS A TREE OF LIFE; is like the fruit of
the tree of life; is a great preserver of his life, and a procur...
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Proverbs 11:30 fruit H6529 righteous H6662 tree H6086 life H2416 wins
H3947 (H8802) souls H5315 wise H2450...
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THE RIGHTEOUS SEEK WHAT IS GOOD, FLOURISH BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRUE LIFE,
PRODUCING ITS FRUIT, AND WILL BE RECOMPENSED ON EARTH. THE UNRIGHTEOUS
SEARCH AFTER WHAT IS BAD, TRUST IN RICHES, ARE BROUGHT LOW...
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Proverbs 11:30
I. The true Christian is not satisfied to watch and work for his own
salvation, but he remembers the souls of others also. Every soul won
for Christ is a token of His favour. The succes...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The ways of righteousness are plain and safe and in them
we may enjoy a holy security. The ways of wickedness are dangerous...
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Proverbs 11:1. _A false balance is an abomination to the Lord._ A
dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be
but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand tim...
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_The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life._
THE FRUIT OF THE RIGHTEOUS
By this is meant his prayers, his charities, his good example, the
virtues which compose his character and adorn his life, a...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:23 The ultimate destinies of the WICKED
and the RIGHTEOUS (e.g., vv. Proverbs 11:23 and...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:30 The life of the RIGHTEOUS produces
FRUIT that is so attractive that it CAPTURES the SOULS of people who
are on the wr
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 11:30. Or, “the wise man winneth” or “taketh” souls.
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 11:30_
THE WINNER OF SOULS
I. SOULS CAN BE WON TO GOD AND GOODNESS.
1. _There is in ever...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 11:1
A FALSE BALANCE; literally, _balances of deceit _(Proverbs 20:23). The
repetition of the injunctions of Deuteronomy 25:13,...
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Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter.
Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of
wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to
the next. S...
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1 Corinthians 9:19; 1 Thessalonians 2:19; Daniel 12:3; James 5:20;...
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The fruit — His discourses and his whole conversation, is like the
fruit of the tree of life. Winneth — That gains souls to God....