the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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Proverbs 12:12
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Thieves are jealous of each other's loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.
The wicked desires the net of evil men; 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 desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous flourishes.
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields richer fruit.
Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
The desir of a wickid man is the memorial of worste thingis; but the roote of iust men schal encreesse.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth 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 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 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 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 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.
The wicked desireth the net of euils: but the roote of the righteous giueth fruite.
The wicked desire to do evil; but the root of the righteous shall sprout.
All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but the righteous stand firm.
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 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 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.
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 wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
The desyre of ye vngodly hunteth after myschefe, but the rote of the righteous bryngeth forth frute.
What the wicked construct finally falls into ruin, while the roots of the righteous give life, and more life.
The wicked person desires the plunder of evil people, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
The wicked man desires the booty of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
The wicked man desires a stronghold of evil men,But the root of the righteous gives 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
And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.
And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.
And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, "She is my sister"; for he was afraid to say, "She is my wife," because he thought, "lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold."
And David said in his heart, "Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand."
The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body 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.
