Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive.
New American Standard Bible
But the root of the righteous
King James Version
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Holman Bible
but the root of the righteous produces fruit.
A Conservative Version
A wicked man desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives.
American Standard Version
The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit .
Amplified
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields richer fruit.
Bible in Basic English
The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.
Darby Translation
The wicked desireth the net of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Julia Smith Translation
The unjust one desired the net of the evil: and the root of the just will give.
King James 2000
The wicked desires the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yields fruit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wicked covets the proceeds of evil, but the root of the righteous {bears fruit}.
Modern King James verseion
The wicked desires the net of evils; but the root of the righteous yields fruit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The desire of the ungodly hunteth after mischief; but the root of the righteous bringeth forth fruit.
NET Bible
The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.
New Heart English Bible
The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
The Emphasized Bible
A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.
Webster
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
World English Bible
The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 12:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
11 Whoever tills his soil will have a lot to eat, but anyone who pursues fantasies lacks sense. 12 The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive. 13 An evil man's sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.
Cross References
Psalm 10:9
Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.
Psalm 1:3
He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither. He will prosper in everything he does.
Psalm 9:15
The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set.
Proverbs 1:17-19
Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds,
Proverbs 10:15
The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth, but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.
Proverbs 29:5-6
A strong man who flatters his neighbor is setting a trap where he walks.
Isaiah 27:6
In times to come, Jacob will take root, and Israel will blossom, sprout shoots, and fill the whole world with fruit.
Isaiah 37:31
Then the ones belonging to the house of Judah who have escaped will gather, and those who are found will take root downward and bear fruit upward.
Jeremiah 5:26-28
"Evil men are found among my people. They lie in wait like someone who traps birds. They set a trap, but they do so to catch people.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Blessed is the person who trusts in the LORD, making the LORD his trust.
Micah 7:2
The faithful have died off, and there is not one upright human being in the land. They all stalk one another with lethal intent, a man will even hunt his own brother with a net.
Habakkuk 1:15-17
The adversary captures them with a hook, gathering them up in a fishing net. He collects them with a dragnet, rejoicing and gloating over his catch.
Luke 8:13-15
The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.
John 15:5
I am the vine, you are the branches. The one who abides in me while I abide in him produces much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:16
"You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. I have appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
Romans 6:22
But now that you have been freed from sin and have become God's slaves, the benefit you reap is sanctification, and the result is eternal life.