English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:12
12Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
Proverbs 12:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
- New International Version (NIV)The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.
Context of Proverbs 12:12
10Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel. 11Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense. Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit. 13An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble. 14From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:12 word by word
חָמַ֣ד רָ֭שָׁע מְצ֣וֹד רָעִ֑ים וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:12
- Proverbs 1:17For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird,
- Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
- Psalms 10:9he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.
- Jeremiah 5:26For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.
- Micah 7:2The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.
- Habakkuk 1:15He brings all of them up with a hook; he drags them out with his net; he gathers them in his dragnet; so he rejoices and is glad.
- Proverbs 10:15A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
- Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
- Isaiah 27:6In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots and fill the whole world with fruit.
- Isaiah 37:31And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
- Jeremiah 17:7"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.
- Luke 8:13And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.
- John 15:5I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
- Romans 6:22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The wicked desireth the net of evil men - They applaud their ways, and are careful to imitate them in their wiles.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12Verse 12 When the ungodly see others prosper by sin, they wish they could act in the same way. But the root of Divine grace, in the heart of the righteous, produces other desires and purposes.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Thieves can become violent at any time due to their instability. In contrast, godly people are well-grounded, and their relationships remain stable even in tough times.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. the wicked ... evil--They love the crafty arts of deception. the root ... fruit--their own resources supply them; or, it may be rendered: "He (God) giveth, or, sets (Eze 17:22) the root of the righteous," and hence it is firm: or, the verb is impersonal; "As to the root ... it is firm" (Pr 17:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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