Proverbs 12:12

God's Word

A wicked person delights in setting a trap for ⌞other⌟ evil people, but the roots of righteous people produce ⌞fruit⌟.

Cross References

Psalm 1:3

He is like a tree planted beside streams— a tree that produces fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.

Psalm 10:9

He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.

Psalm 9:15

The nations have sunk into the pit they have made. Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden ⌞to trap others⌟.

Proverbs 10:15

The rich person’s wealth is ⌞his⌟ strong city. Poverty ruins the poor.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise.

Proverbs 21:10

The mind of a wicked person desires evil and has no consideration for his neighbor.

Isaiah 27:6

In times to come Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom, bud, and fill the whole world with fruit.

Isaiah 37:31

Those few people from the nation of Judah who escape will again take root and produce crops.

Micah 7:2

Faithful people are gone from the earth, and no one is decent. All people lie in ambush to commit murder. They trap each other with nets.

John 15:16

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you. I have appointed you to go, to produce fruit that will last, and to ask the Father in my name to give you whatever you ask for.

John 15:5

“I am the vine. You are the branches. Those who live in me while I live in them will produce a lot of fruit. But you can’t produce anything without me.

Romans 6:22

Now you have been freed from sin and have become God’s slaves. This results in a holy life and, finally, in everlasting life.