Proverbs 12:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

Cross References

Job 15:29

He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.

Psalm 15:5

He who does not put out his money at interest, or for payment give false decisions against men who have done no wrong. He who does these things will never be moved.

Proverbs 10:25

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

Proverbs 11:5

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

Proverbs 12:12

The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No man has authority over the wind, to keep the wind; or is ruler over the day of his death. In war no man's time is free, and evil will not keep the sinner safe.

Ephesians 3:17

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

Colossians 2:7

Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

1 Samuel 25:33

A blessing on your good sense and on you, who have kept me today from the crime of blood and from taking into my hands the punishment for my wrongs.