Proverbs 12:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 12:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 12:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 12:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 12:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.”

Proverbs 12:3 — World English Bible

Proverbs 12:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.”

Proverbs 12:3 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 12:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.”

Proverbs 12:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 12:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.”

Proverbs 12:3 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 12:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A man cannot be established by wickednesse: but the roote of the righteous shall not be mooued.”

Proverbs 12:3 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 12:3 in Context — Proverbs 12

1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

2 A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

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

4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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What Does Proverbs 12:3 Mean?

Proverbs 12:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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