King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Complete Jewish Bible:
No one is made secure by wickedness, but the roots of the righteous will never be moved.
Berean Standard Bible:
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
American Standard Version:
A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
A man{H120} shall not be established{H3559} by wickedness{H7562}: but the root{H8328} of the righteous{H6662} shall not be moved{H4131}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 10:25
- As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation.
Ephesians 3:17
- That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Proverbs 12:12
- ¶ The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
Colossians 2:7
- Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Psalms 125:1
- ¶ A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.
Psalms 125:2
- As the mountains [are] round about Jerusalem, so the LORD [is] round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Job 27:16
- Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
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Commentary for Proverbs 12:3
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H120
There are 581 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָדָם
Transliteration: ʼâdâm
Pronunciation: aw-dawm'
Description: from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person. - Strong's Number: H3559
There are 210 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כּוּן
Transliteration: kûwn
Pronunciation: koon
Description: a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed. - Strong's Number: H7562
There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רֶשַׁע
Transliteration: reshaʻ
Pronunciation: reh'-shah
Description: from רָשַׁע; a wrong (especially moral); iniquity, wicked(-ness). - Strong's Number: H8328
There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שֶׁרֶשׁ
Transliteration: sheresh
Pronunciation: sheh'-resh
Description: from שָׁרַשׁ; a root (literally or figuratively); bottom, deep, heel, root. - Strong's Number: H6662
There are 197 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צַדִּיק
Transliteration: tsaddîyq
Pronunciation: tsad-deek'
Description: from צָדַק; just; just, lawful, righteous (man). - Strong's Number: H4131
There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מוֹט
Transliteration: môwṭ
Pronunciation: mote
Description: a primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall; be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, [idiom] exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-) moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.