Bible verse
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Proverbs 12:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 12.
1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
5 The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
7 The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
KJV
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
ASV
A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
ERV
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall never be moved.
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