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Proverbs 12:12
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The wicked desire what evil people have caught,but the root of the righteous is productive.
The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous flourishes.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
The wicked person desires the plunder of evil people, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
The wicked want what other evil people have stolen, but good people want to give what they have to others.
The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields richer fruit.
The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous flourishes.
The wicked desireth the net of euils: but the roote of the righteous giueth fruite.
The wicked man desires a stronghold of evil men,But the root of the righteous gives fruit.
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
An evil person tries to hide behind evil; good people are like trees with deep roots.
The wicked covet the loot of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives forth of itself.
The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]; but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
The wicked want a share of what an evil man might catch. But like a plant with deep roots, a good man is the one who produces the most.
The wicked desire to do evil; but the root of the righteous shall sprout.
The wicked covets the proceeds of evil, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
The wicked desires the net of evils, but the root of the righteous gives fruit .
The desyre of ye vngodly hunteth after myschefe, but the rote of the righteous bryngeth forth frute.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.
The wicked desireth the prey of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
The wicked desireth the net of euill men: but the roote of the righteous yeeldeth fruit.
The desire of the vngodly is a net of euyls: but the roote of the ryghteous bryngeth foorth fruite.
The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
The desir of a wickid man is the memorial of worste thingis; but the roote of iust men schal encreesse.
The wicked desires the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yields [fruit].
The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
Thieves are jealous of each other's loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.
The sinful man wants what sinful men have, but the root of those who are right with God gives fruit.
The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.
He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds. The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.
The strong tower of the wicked comes to ruin, but the root of the righteous stands firm.
The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
What the wicked construct finally falls into ruin, while the roots of the righteous give life, and more life.
The wicked man desires the booty of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
desireth: Proverbs 1:17-19, Proverbs 29:5, Proverbs 29:6, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 10:9, Jeremiah 5:26-28, Micah 7:2, Habakkuk 1:15-17
net: or, fortress, Proverbs 10:15
the root: Psalms 1:3, Isaiah 27:6, Isaiah 37:31, Jeremiah 17:7, Jeremiah 17:8, Luke 8:13-15, John 15:5, John 15:16, Romans 6:22
Reciprocal: Proverbs 3:31 - choose Proverbs 12:3 - the root Proverbs 12:20 - Deceit Proverbs 21:10 - soul Malachi 3:15 - yea Matthew 13:21 - root
Cross-References
After that, he moved on south to the hill country east of the city of Bethel and set up his camp between Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There also he built an altar and worshiped the Lord .
But there was a famine in Canaan, and it was so bad that Abram went farther south to Egypt, to live there for a while.
Abraham answered, "I thought that there would be no one here who has reverence for God and that they would kill me to get my wife.
When the men there asked about his wife, he said that she was his sister. He would not admit that she was his wife, because he was afraid that the men there would kill him to get Rebecca, who was very beautiful.
David said to himself, "One of these days Saul will kill me. The best thing for me to do is to escape to Philistia. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel, and I will be safe."
It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the Lord , you are safe.
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The wicked desireth the net of evil [men],.... To be master of all the wicked arts and methods evil men use to ensnare and oppress others; to get them and their substance into their hands; or "desireth the evil net", as the Targum; the evil net of antichrist, which he lays for the poor, whom he draws into it and catches them; see Psalms 10:9. Jarchi understands it of "hunting" t and of wicked men desiring to be fed and nourished with what evil men get by hunting; compare with this
Ezekiel 13:18. Some render it the "fortress" or "strong hold" u of evil men, in which they fortify and secure themselves to do mischief to others, and to prevent any besieging them, so Gersom; and this is what all wicked men are desirous of;
but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit]; or "shall give" w that; that security and protection from real evil and mischief which the wicked cannot obtain; or he, that is, God, "shall give the righteous root" x, firmly fix them that they shall not be moved; or as we supply it, and so Aben Ezra, "yieldeth fruit", much more desirable than the net of evil men the wicked covet: righteous men are compared to trees, they are called "trees of righteousness", Isaiah 61:3; these have a root in the love of God, in the person of Christ, and in the grace of the Spirit, and this root yieldeth fruit; the love of God is the root and source of all good things, of all the blessings of grace, of the fruit of grace, faith, hope, and love, and of evangelical obedience; the person of Christ is the source of all spiritual blessings, of salvation and eternal life; the righteous have their being in him as a root; they are bore by him, have all their life, grace, holiness, fruitfulness, and perseverance therein, from him; and the grace of the Spirit in the heart, which is the root of the matter, the hidden man of the heart, from hence are fruits meet for faith and repentance, and good works, which are both pleasant and profitable. The Targum is,
"the root of the righteous shall remain, or be established;''
see Proverbs 12:3.
t מצוד "venationem", Munster, Schultens; "venatum", Tigurine version. u "Praesidium", Mercerus, Junius & Tremelllus, Piscator. w יתן "dabit", Pagninus, Montanus, Baynus, Mercerus. x "Radicem justorum dabit Deus", Gejerus, Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The meaning seems to be: The “net of evil men” (compare Proverbs 1:17) is that in which they are taken, the judgment of God in which they are ensnared. This they run into with such a blind infatuation, that it seems as if they were in love with their own destruction. The marginal rendering gives the thought that the wicked seek the protection of others like themselves, but seek in vain; the “root of the just” (i. e., that in them which is fixed and stable) alone yields that protection.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 12:12. The wicked desireth the net of evil men] They applaud their ways, and are careful to imitate them in their wiles.
