3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
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As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. …
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3)Note, 1. Though men may advance themselves by sinful arts, they cannot by such arts settle and secure themselves; though they may get large estates they cannot get such as will abide: A man shall not be established by wickedness ; it may set him in high places, but they are slippery places, Ps. 73:18. That prosperity which is raised by sin is built on the sand, and so it will soon appear. 2. Thoug…
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