He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
Proverbs 12:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The strong tower of the wicked comes to ruin, but the root of the righteous stands firm. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The wicked desire the booty of evil men, but the root of the [uncompromisingly] righteous yields [richer fruitage]. American Standard Version (1901) The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. Common English Bible Desiring evil is a trap for the wicked, but the root of the righteous endures. Catholic Public Domain Version The desire of the impious is the fortification of what is most wicked. But the root of the just shall prosper. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper. |
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
he lurks in secret like a lion in his covert; he lurks that he may seize the poor, he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.
The nations have sunk in the pit which they made; in the net which they hid has their own foot been caught.
A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.
The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots, and fill the whole world with fruit.
And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward;
The godly man has perished from the earth, and there is none upright among men; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts his brother with a net.
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life.