Proverbs 12:3
A man shall not prosper by wickedness; but the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up.
Brenton Septuagint
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
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:33and blessed be thy conduct, and blessed be thou, who hast hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.
Job 15:29Neither shall he at all grow rich, nor shall his substance remain: he shall not cast a shadow upon the earth.
Job 27:16Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
Psalms 125:1A Song of Degrees. When the Lord turned the captivity of Sion, we became as comforted ones.
Proverbs 12:12The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.
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 →