Proverbs 12:12

"He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding."

Key Reflection

This proverb contrasts practical effort with idle dreaming. Those who work diligently and responsibly will find success and fulfillment in their labor, while those who pursue unrealistic or unproductive goals will lack wisdom and true satisfaction.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The meaning seems to be: The “net of evil men” (compareProverbs 1:17) is that in which they are taken, the judgment of God in which they are ensnared. This they run into with such a blind infatuation, that it seems as if they were in love with their own destruction. The marginal rendering gives the thought that the wicked seek the protection of others like themselves, but seek in vain; the “root of the just” (i. e., that in them which is fixed and stable) alone yields that protection.

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