Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 3:18 calls wisdom a tree of life — the same image used for the righteous person's fruit in Proverbs 11:30.
Proverbs 15:4 calls the soothing tongue a tree of life — another application of the tree-of-life metaphor from Proverbs 11:30.
Proverbs 13:12 uses the same 'tree of life' imagery for fulfilled desire, echoing the righteous's life-giving fruit.
John 4:36 describes gathering fruit for eternal life — directly parallel to the 'fruit of the righteous' and soul-winning imagery.
James 5:20 explicitly states that turning a sinner from error saves a soul — a clear parallel to 'wins souls'.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 details Paul's strategy of becoming all things to all people to win souls — directly applying the wise soul-winner.
Luke 5:10 is Jesus' promise to make Peter a fisher of men — directly parallel to 'wins souls'.
Matthew 4:19 uses the 'fishers of men' metaphor — a New Testament parallel to the Old Testament 'wins souls' concept.
Daniel 12:3 echoes the same promise: the wise who turn many to righteousness shine like stars — a parallel to winning souls.
Matthew 18:15 says 'you have gained your brother'—directly parallels the wise act of capturing souls in Proverbs 11:30.
Genesis 2:9 introduces the tree of life, which Proverbs 11:30 uses as a metaphor for the righteous — an OT imagery reuse.
1 Corinthians 7:16 asks about saving a spouse—a direct NT application of winning souls, the wise act from Proverbs 11:30.
In 1 Peter 3:1, wives win their husbands through conduct, directly illustrating the wise soul-winning from Proverbs.
In Revelation 2:7, the tree of life is promised to overcomers, connecting to the righteous's fruit as a tree of life.
In 2 Corinthians 12:14, Paul seeks the Corinthians themselves, not their possessions, paralleling the wise soul-winner's selfless motive.
1 Thessalonians 2:19 calls converted souls the apostle's crown of rejoicing — the reward of winning souls.
In James 3:18, the harvest of righteousness sown in peace echoes the righteous's fruit as a tree of life.