Proverbs 12:3

Proverbs 12:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
• New International Version (NIV)No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
• English Standard Version (ESV)No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

Context of Proverbs 12:3

1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid. 2A good man will obtain favor from the Lord, But He will condemn a man who devises evil. A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved. 4An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones. 5The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Proverbs 12:3 word by word

לֹא־יִכּ֣וֹן אָדָ֣ם בְּרֶ֑שַׁע וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃Read the interlinear

• A manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• not be establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• by wickednessרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
• But the rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328
• righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• will not be movedמוֹטmôţ · to shakeH4131

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:3

• Proverbs 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
• Job 5:3I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately.
• Job 15:1Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
• 1 Samuel 25:33and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
• Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
• Colossians 2:7having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.

Commentaries on Proverbs 12:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3A man shall not be established by wickedness - Evil is always variable: it has no fixed principle, except the root that is in the human heart; and even that is ever assuming new forms. Nothing is permanent but goodness; and that is unchangeable, because it comes from God. The produce of goodness is permanent, because it has God's blessing in it: the fruit of wickedness, or the property procured by wickedness, is transitory, because it has God's curse in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3Verse 3 Though men may advance themselves by sinful arts, they cannot settle and secure themselves. But those who by faith are rooted in Christ, are firmly fixed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Wickedness cannot give permanent prosperity. root ... not be moved--firm as a flourishing tree--(Psa 1:3; 15:5; Jr 17:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 12:3

• Wicked (People)

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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