Proverbs 12:3
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A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
In other translations
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 10:25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
- Ephesians 3:17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Proverbs 12:12The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
- Colossians 2:7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
- Job 27:16-1816 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay, 17 what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent. 18 The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
- Psalm 125:1-21 They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
- Job 5:3-53 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.3 I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. 4 His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. 5 The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
- Psalm 15:5He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
- Job 20:5-95 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? 8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.5 the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary? 6 Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, 7 he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’ 8 He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.
- 1 Samuel 25:33And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
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