Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 11:30

30. The fruit of the righteous is▪ a tree of life and he that winneth souls , is wise .

i. e. VVhich he produceth, his discourses and his whole conversation.

Is like the fruit of the Tree of Life, is a great preserver of this life, and a procurer of Eternal life, not onely to himself, but to others also.

Heb. that catcheth Souls, as a Fowler doth Birds, that maketh it his design and business, and useth all his skill and diligence to gain Souls to God, and to pluck them out of the snare of the Devil.

Sheweth himself to be a truly wise and good Man. But this Clause is and may be rendred thus, and [illegible: 1 word] that is wise (the same with the Righteous in the former Clause) winneth Souls, or brings them to life. So this Clause agrees very well with the former.

Marginal references: Ch. 13. 12.; Heb. taketh.; Dan. 12. 3.