Proverbs 12:3

In 11 translations

BSB

A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

KJV

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

WEB

A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

ASV

A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

LSV

A man is not established by wickedness, || And the root of the righteous is not moved.

YLT

A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.

DBY

A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

DRC

Men shall not be strengthened by wickedness: and the root of the just shall not be moved.

GNV

A man cannot be established by wickednesse: but the roote of the righteous shall not be mooued.

JPS

A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall never be moved.

LXXE

A man shall not prosper by wickedness; but the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

לֹא־יִכּ֣וֹן אָדָ֣ם בְּרֶ֑שַׁע וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃

LXX-Br

Οὐ κατορθώσει ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἀνόμου, αἱ δὲ ῥίζαι τῶν δικαίων οὐκ ἐξαρθήσονται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
• Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
• Proverbs 12:12The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
• Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
• Psalms 125:1–2Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
• Job 27:16–18Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay, what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent. The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut…
• Job 5:3–5I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant…
• Psalms 15:5who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
• Job 20:5–9the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary? Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen…
• 1 Samuel 25:33Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
• Job 15:29He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.

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