And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Proverbs 12:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. 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. |
And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
He lurketh in the covert as a lion in his den: He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud: and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.
And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.