Proverbs 12:12

New American Bible - revised edition

A wicked person desires the catch of evil people, but the root of the righteous will bear fruit.

Cross References

Psalm 1:3

He is like a tree planted near streams of water, that yields its fruit in season; Its leaves never wither; whatever he does prospers.

Psalm 10:9

They lurk in ambush like lions in a thicket, hide there to trap the poor, snare them and close the net.

Psalm 9:15

Then I will declare all your praises, sing joyously of your salvation in the gates of daughter Zion.

Proverbs 10:15

The wealth of the rich is their strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of justice is a tree of life, and one who takes lives is a sage.

Proverbs 21:10

The soul of the wicked desires evil; their neighbor finds no pity in their eyes.

Isaiah 27:6

In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall sprout and blossom, covering all the world with fruit.

Isaiah 37:31

The remaining survivors of the house of Judah shall again strike root below and bear fruit above.

Micah 7:2

The faithful have vanished from the earth, no mortal is just! They all lie in wait to shed blood, each one ensnares the other.

John 15:16

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.

John 15:5

I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.

Romans 6:22

But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit that you have leads to sanctification, and its end is eternal life.