Proverbs 12:12

Contemporary English Version 1995

An evil person tries to hide behind evil; good people are like trees with deep roots.

Cross References

John 15:5

I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me.

Isaiah 37:31

Those who survive in Judah will be like a vine that puts down deep roots and bears fruit.

Isaiah 27:6

Someday Israel will take root like a vine. It will blossom and bear fruit that covers the earth.

Psalm 10:9

They are hungry lions hiding in the bushes, hoping to catch some helpless passerby. They trap the poor in nets and drag them away.

Psalm 1:3

They are like trees growing beside a stream, trees that produce fruit in season and always have leaves. Those people succeed in everything they do.

Romans 6:22

Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God's slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life.

John 15:16

You did not choose me. I chose you and sent you out to produce fruit, the kind of fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name.

Proverbs 10:15

Great wealth can be a fortress, but poverty is no protection at all.

Psalm 9:15

Our Lord, the nations fell into their own pits, and their feet were caught in their own traps.

Micah 7:2

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

Proverbs 11:30

Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree. And if you act wisely, others will follow.

Proverbs 21:10

Evil people want to do wrong, even to their friends.