Proverbs 12:12
New International Version
The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.

New Living Translation
Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.

English Standard Version
Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

Berean Standard Bible
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

King James Bible
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

New King James Version
The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

New American Standard Bible
The wicked person desires the plunder of evil people, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

NASB 1995
The wicked man desires the booty of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

NASB 1977
The wicked desires the booty of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

Legacy Standard Bible
The wicked man desires a stronghold of evil men, But the root of the righteous gives fruit.

Amplified Bible
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields richer fruit.

Christian Standard Bible
The wicked desire what evil people have caught, but the root of the righteous is productive.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wicked desire what evil men have, but the root of the righteous produces fruit.

American Standard Version
The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The evil one lusts to do evil, and the root of the righteous ones will sprout.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.

Contemporary English Version
An evil person tries to hide behind evil; good people are like trees with deep roots.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.

English Revised Version
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A wicked person delights in setting a trap for [other] evil people, but the roots of righteous people produce [fruit].

Good News Translation
All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but the righteous stand firm.

International Standard Version
The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive.

JPS Tanakh 1917
The wicked desireth the prey of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Literal Standard Version
The wicked has desired the net of evildoers, | And the root of the righteous gives.

Majority Standard Bible
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

New American Bible
A wicked person desires the catch of evil people, but the root of the righteous will bear fruit.

NET Bible
The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.

New Revised Standard Version
The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

New Heart English Bible
The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Young's Literal Translation
The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

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Context
Loving Discipline and Knowledge
11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment. 12The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes. 13An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.…

Cross References
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 21:10
The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.


Treasury of Scripture

The wicked desires the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

desireth

Proverbs 1:17-19
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird…

Proverbs 29:5,6
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet…

Psalm 9:15
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

net or fortress

Proverbs 10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

the root

Psalm 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Isaiah 27:6
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

Isaiah 37:31
And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:

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(12) The wicked desireth the net of evil men--i.e., to enrich himself by prey as they do; but the "root of the righteous yieldeth fruit," by their own exertion they gain all they require without injuring others.

Verse 12. - Modern commentators have endeavoured to amend the text of this verse by various methods, which may be seen in Nowack's note on the passage; but the existing reading gives an appropriate sense, and alteration is not absolutely needed, though it is plain that the LXX had before them something different from the Masoretic text. The wicked desireth the net of evil men (Ecclesiastes 7:26), that he may use the means which they take to enrich themselves; or matsod may mean, not the instrument, but the prey - "such booty as evil men capture;" or yet again, the word may mean "fortress," i.e. the wicked seeks the protection of evil men. So the Vulgate, Desiderium impii munimentum est pessimorum, "What the wicked desire is the support of evil men," or, it may be, "the defense of evil men," i.e. that these may be secured from suppression and interruption. Another interpretation, which, however, seems somewhat forced, is that "the net" is a metaphor for the judgment of God, which overtakes sinners, and into which they run with such blind infatuation that they seem to "desire" it, The safest explanation is the second one given above, which signifies that the wicked man seeks by every means to obtain the prey which he sees sinners obtain, and, as is implied, gets small return for his labour, does not advance his interests. But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. The root supplies the sap and vigour needed for healthy produce. Without any evil devices or plotting, the righteous gain all that they want as the natural result of their high principles. Another hindering is, "He (the Lord) will give a root of the righteous," will enable them to stand firm in time of trial. Septuagint, "The desires of the impious are evil; but the roots of the pious are in strongholds," i.e. are secure.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The wicked
רָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

desire
חָמַ֣ד (ḥā·maḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2530: To desire, take pleasure in

the plunder
מְצ֣וֹד (mə·ṣō·wḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4685: A net, a, fastness, tower

of evil men,
רָעִ֑ים (rā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

but the root
וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ (wə·šō·reš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8328: A root

of the righteous
צַדִּיקִ֣ים (ṣad·dî·qîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

flourishes.
יִתֵּֽן׃ (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set


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