Bible verse

Proverbs 12:3

A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

Proverbs 12:3 · BSB

Proverbs 12:3 in context

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.

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Proverbs 12:3 in other translations

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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