Other translations
American Standard Version
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life and the souls of the evil will be removed.
Darby Bible Translation
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is wise winneth souls.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
God's Word
The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives.
International Standard Version
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins people is wise.
NET Bible
The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
New American Standard Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
New International Version
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
New Living Translation
The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends.
Webster's Bible Translation
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
The World English Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
EasyEnglish Bible
The good things that a righteous person does bring life. A person who saves people's lives shows that he is wise.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
New Life Version
The fruit of those who are right with God is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
The Voice Bible
The tree of life grows where the fruit of right-living falls, and whoever wins souls is wise.
Living Bible
Godly men are growing a tree that bears life-giving fruit, and all who win souls are wise.
New Catholic Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise man wins souls.
Legacy Standard Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that wins souls is wise.
Christian Standard Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but a cunning person takes lives.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise captures human lives [for God, as a fisher of men—he gathers and receives them for eternity].
New Century Version
A good person gives life to others; the wise person teaches others how to live.
The Message
A good life is a fruit-bearing tree; a violent life destroys souls.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and one who harvests souls is wise.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.
Good News Translation®
Righteousness gives life, but violence takes it away.
Wycliffe Bible
The fruit of a rightful man is the tree of life; and he that taketh souls, is a wise man. (The fruit of righteousness is the tree of life; and he who winneth souls, is wise.)
Contemporary English Version
Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree. And if you act wisely, others will follow.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise capture souls.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.
Common English Bible © 2011
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise gather lives.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The fruit of the [consistently] righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise captures and wins souls [for God—he gathers them for eternity].
English Standard Version Anglicised
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The fruit of justice is a tree of life, and one who takes lives is a sage.
New American Standard Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And one who is wise gains souls.
The Expanded Bible
·A good person gives life to others [L The fruit of the righteous is the tree of life]; the wise person ·teaches others how to live [gathers lives/souls].
Tree of Life Version
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever wins souls is wise.
Revised Standard Version
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.
New International Reader's Version
The fruit that godly people bear is like a tree of life. And those who are wise save lives.
BRG Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Complete Jewish Bible
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The p’ri tzedek is Etz Chayyim, and he that winneth nefashot is chacham (wise).
Names of God Bible
The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise.
Modern English Version
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
Easy-to-Read Version
What good people produce is like a life-giving tree. Those who are wise give new life to others.
International Children’s Bible
As a tree makes fruit, a good person gives life to others. The wise person shows others how to be wise.
Lexham English Bible
The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, and he who captures souls is wise.
New International Version - UK
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.