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Proverbs 12:12
12The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
- 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
10The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel. 11Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures. 13Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble. 14From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
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חָמַ֣ד רָ֭שָׁע מְצ֣וֹד רָעִ֑ים וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:12
- Proverbs 1:17How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
- Proverbs 29:5Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.
- Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- Psalms 10:9like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
- Jeremiah 5:26“Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people.
- Micah 7:2The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait to shed blood; they hunt each other with nets.
- Habakkuk 1:15The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.
- Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
- Psalms 1:3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
- Isaiah 27:6In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit.
- Isaiah 37:31Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.
- Jeremiah 17:7“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
- Luke 8:13Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.
- John 15:5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; 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 benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is 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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