Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But the root of the
King James Version
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Holman Bible
but the root of the righteous is immovable.
International Standard Version
A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted.
A Conservative Version
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
American Standard Version
A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Amplified
A man will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the [consistently] righteous will not be moved.
Bible in Basic English
No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.
Darby Translation
A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Julia Smith Translation
A man shall not be prepared by injustice: and the root of the Just shall not be moved.
King James 2000
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A person will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
Modern King James verseion
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A man cannot endure in ungodliness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
NET Bible
No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.
New Heart English Bible
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
The Emphasized Bible
A son of earth, shall not be established, by lawlessness, but, the root of the righteous, shall not be disturbed.
Webster
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
World English Bible
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Youngs Literal Translation
A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.
Themes
Bearing fruit » Who is planted firmly
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Shall never be moved
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 12:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
2
A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
3
But the root of the
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 10:25
When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever.
1 Samuel 25:33
Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from avenging myself with my own hand!
Job 5:3-5
I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
Job 15:29
he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the earth;
Job 20:5-9
that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Job 27:16-18
Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay,
Psalm 15:5
who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
Psalm 125:1-2
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Proverbs 12:12
Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith--that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Colossians 2:7
rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.