Proverbs 12:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Proverbs 12:3 —

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Cross-References

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Proverbs 10:25
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Ephesians 3:17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Psalms 125:1-2
A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. …
Colossians 2:7
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

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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. Though…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 3)

3. Wickedness cannot give permanent prosperity. root ... not be moved--firm as a flourishing tree--(Psa 1:3; 15:5; Jr 17:8).