Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. New Living Translation Wickedness never brings stability, but the godly have deep roots. English Standard Version No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. Berean Standard Bible A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. King James Bible A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. New King James Version A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved. New American Standard Bible A person will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved. NASB 1995 A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved. NASB 1977 A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved. Legacy Standard Bible A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be shaken. Amplified Bible A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the [consistently] righteous will not be moved. Christian Standard Bible No one can be made secure by wickedness, but the root of the righteous is immovable. Holman Christian Standard Bible Man cannot be made secure by wickedness, but the root of the righteous is immovable. American Standard Version A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A son of man will not be established in evil, and the root of the righteous will not move. Brenton Septuagint Translation A man shall not prosper by wickedness; but the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up. Contemporary English Version Sin cannot offer security! But if you live right, you will be as secure as a tree with deep roots. Douay-Rheims Bible Men shall not be strengthened by wickedness: and the root of the just shall not be moved. English Revised Version A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall never be moved. GOD'S WORD® Translation A person cannot stand firm on a foundation of wickedness, and the roots of righteous people cannot be moved. Good News Translation Wickedness does not give security, but righteous people stand firm. International Standard Version A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted. JPS Tanakh 1917 A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall never be moved. Literal Standard Version A man is not established by wickedness, | And the root of the righteous is not moved. Majority Standard Bible A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. New American Bible No one is made secure by wickedness, but the root of the just will never be disturbed. NET Bible No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved. New Revised Standard Version No one finds security by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. New Heart English Bible A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Loving Discipline and Knowledge…2The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil. 3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. 4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.… Cross References Proverbs 10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever. Proverbs 11:5 The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. Treasury of Scripture A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. shall not be established Proverbs 10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. Job 5:3-5 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation… Job 15:1,2 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, … Jump to Previous Established Evil-Doing Moved Righteous Root Safe Upright Uprooted WickednessJump to Next Established Evil-Doing Moved Righteous Root Safe Upright Uprooted WickednessProverbs 12 1. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledgeVerse 3. - A man shall not be established by wickedness. Man is metaphorically compared to a tree, especially the olive. Wickedness gives him no firm hold for growth or life (comp. Proverbs 10:25). The root of the righteous shall not be moved. The righteous are planted in a good soil, are "rooted and grounded in love" (Ephesians 3:17), and the root being thus well placed, the tree is safe, and brings forth much fruit (comp. ver. 12; Job 14:7-9). Vers. 4-12 contain proverbs concerning the management of a house and business. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A manאָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being cannot לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be established יִכּ֣וֹן (yik·kō·wn) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3559: To be erect through wickedness, בְּרֶ֑שַׁע (bə·re·ša‘) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7562: Wickedness but the righteous צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים (ṣad·dî·qîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6662: Just, righteous cannot בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest be uprooted. יִמּֽוֹט׃ (yim·mō·wṭ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4131: To waver, to slip, shake, fall Links Proverbs 12:3 NIVProverbs 12:3 NLT Proverbs 12:3 ESV Proverbs 12:3 NASB Proverbs 12:3 KJV Proverbs 12:3 BibleApps.com Proverbs 12:3 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 12:3 Chinese Bible Proverbs 12:3 French Bible Proverbs 12:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 12:3 A man shall not be established (Prov. 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