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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 12:11 - Land
Proverbs 12:11 - He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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He that tilleth | H5647 | עָבַד |
[Verb] to work (in any sense); by implication to {serve} {till } (causatively) {enslave} etc. |
his land | H127 | אֲדָמָה |
[Noun Feminine] soil (from its general redness) |
shall be satisfied | H7646 | שָׂבַע |
[Verb] to {sate} that {is} fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) |
with bread | H3899 | לֶחֶם |
[Noun Masculine] food (for man or {beast}) especially {bread} or grain (for making it) |
but he that followeth | H7291 | רָדַף |
[Verb] to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) |
vain | H7386 | רֵיק |
[Adjective] empty; figuratively worthless |
persons is void | H2638 | חָסֵר |
[Adjective] lacking; hence without |
of understanding | H3820 | לֵב |
[Noun Masculine] the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the {feelings} the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.