Proverbs 12:3
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
World English Bible British
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
2A good man shall obtain favour from the LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.
4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:33Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, who have kept me today from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.
Job 15:29He will not be rich, neither will his substance continue, neither will their possessions be extended on the earth.
Job 27:16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
Proverbs 12:12The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
Ephesians 3:17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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 →