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

1To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction. 2The Lord approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness. Wickedness never brings stability, but the godly have deep roots. 4A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones. 5The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

Proverbs 12:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

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

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:3

• Proverbs 10:25When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation.
• Job 5:3I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.
• Job 15:1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
• 1 Samuel 25:33Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands.
• Ephesians 3:17Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
• Colossians 2:7Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

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