Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted.
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.
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 The good person will gain favor from the LORD, but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him. 3 A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted. 4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 10:25
When the storm ends, the wicked vanish, but the righteous person is forever firm.
1 Samuel 25:33
Blessed be your good judgment, and blessed be you, who today stopped me from shedding blood and delivering myself by my own actions.
Job 5:3-5
"I myself saw a fool becoming established, but I suddenly cursed where he lived.
Job 15:29
"He won't become rich and his wealth won't last; he won't expand his holdings to cover the land.
Job 20:5-9
The wicked triumph only briefly; the joy of the godless is momentary.
Job 27:16-18
"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay,
Psalm 15:5
who does not loan his money with interest, and who does not take a bribe against those who are innocent. The one who does these things will stand firm forever. A special Davidic Psalm.
Psalm 125:1-2
Those who are trusting in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be overthrown. They remain forever.
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive.
Ephesians 3:17
and that the Messiah would make his home in your hearts through faith. Then, having been rooted and grounded in love,
Colossians 2:7
For you have been rooted in him and are being built up and strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, while you continue to be thankful.