Proverbs 11:30
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פְּרִי
pᵉrîy
fruit (literally or figuratively)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
חָכָם
châkâm
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
Key Terms in This Verse
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →Cross References
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
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