Parallel Verses
NET Bible
No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.
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.
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 person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes. 3 No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved. 4 A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 10:25
When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.
1 Samuel 25:33
Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!
Job 5:3-5
I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.
Job 15:29
He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
Job 20:5-9
that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
Job 27:16-18
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,
Psalm 15:5
He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.
Psalm 125:1-2
A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.
Ephesians 3:17
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,
Colossians 2:7
rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.