Proverbs 12:3

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord : but he that trusteth in his own devices doth wickedly.

4A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is a rottenness in his bones.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 25:33And blessed be thou, who hast kept me to day, from coming to blood, and revenging me with my own hand.

Job 15:29He shall not be enriched, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he push his root in the earth.

Job 27:16If he shall heap together silver as earth, and prepare raiment as clay,

Psalms 125:1If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:

Proverbs 12:12The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.

Ephesians 3:17That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity,

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:3

2 A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord : but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. Note, 1. We are really as we are with God. Those are happy, truly happy, for ever happy, that obtain favour of the Lord, though the world frown upon them, and they find little favour with men; for in God's favour is life, and that is the fountain of all good. On the other hand those are miserable whom he condemns, however men may applaud them, and cry them up; whom he condemns he condemns to the second death. 2. We are with… Read the whole commentary →

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