Proverbs 12:3 - The Scriptures 2009

³ A man is not established by wrongness, But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ A man shall not be established by wickedness: But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall never be moved.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Common English Bible

³ No one is established by wicked acts, but the roots of the righteous can’t be disturbed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Man will not be made strong from impiety. And the root of the just shall not be moved.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ Men shall not be strengthened by wickedness: and the root of the just shall not be moved.

Proverbs 12:3 Cross References

Job 15:29

He shall not be rich, and his wealth shall not rise, and his possessions shall not overspread the earth.

Psalm 15:5

He has not put out his silver at interest, And has not taken a bribe against the innocent. He who does these is never moved.

Proverbs 10:25

As the whirlwind passes by, The wrong one is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 11:5

The righteousness of the perfect Makes his way straight, But by his own wrongness the wrong one falls.

Proverbs 12:12

The wrong shall covet the catch of evil-doers, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No one has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, and no one has power in the day of death. There is no discharge in battle, and wrongness does not release those who are given to it.

Ephesians 3:17

that the Messiah might dwell in your hearts through belief – having become rooted and grounded in love,

Colossians 2:7

having been rooted and built up in Him, and established in the belief, as you were taught, overflowing in it with thanksgiving.

1 Samuel 25:33

“And blessed is your good taste, and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.