Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

A man will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be moved.

King James Version

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Holman Bible

Man cannot be made secure by wickedness,
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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

רשׁע 
Resha` 
Usage: 30

but the root
שׁרשׁ 
Sheresh 
Usage: 33

of the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

References

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

2 A good man obtains favor from Jehovah. He will condemn a man of wicked intentions. 3 A man will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be moved.
4 A virtuous wife is a crown to her husband. She who acts shameful is rottenness in his bones.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:25

The whirlwind passes and the wicked is no more. The righteous has an everlasting foundation.

1 Samuel 25:33

Blessed is your good judgment and blessed are you for keeping me from slaughtering people today and from getting a victory by my own efforts.

Job 5:3-5

I have seen a stubborn fool take root and I quickly cursed his house.

Job 15:29

He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

Job 20:5-9

The success of the wicked is brief and the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

Job 27:16-18

Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,

Psalm 15:5

The one who does not collect interest on a loan or take a bribe against an innocent person. Whoever does these things will never fall or be upset.

Psalm 125:1-2

They who trust in Jehovah are like Mount Zion. It is not shaken, but remains forever.

Proverbs 12:12

The wicked desires the booty of evil men, but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

Ephesians 3:17

May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith to the end that you will be rooted and grounded in love.

Colossians 2:7

Keep your roots deep in him! Build your lives on him. Become stronger in your faith, as you were taught, and be filled with thanksgiving.

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