Proverbs 12:3
Strong's Lexicon
A man
אָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

cannot
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

be established
יִכּ֣וֹן (yik·kō·wn)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3559: 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

through wickedness,
בְּרֶ֑שַׁע (bə·re·ša‘)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7562: 1) wrong, wickedness, guilt 1a) wickedness (as violence and crime against civil law) 1b) wickedness (of enemies) 1c) wickedness (in ethical relations)

but the righteous
צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים (ṣad·dî·qîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful

cannot
בַּל־ (bal-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1077: 1) not, hardly, else

be uprooted
יִמּֽוֹט׃ (yim·mō·wṭ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4131: 1) to totter, shake, slip 1a) (Qal) to totter, shake, slip 1b) (Niphal) to be shaken, be moved, be overthrown 1c) (Hiphil) to dislodge, let fall, drop 1d) (Hithpael) to be greatly shaken

וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ (wə·šō·reš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8328: 1) root 1a) root (literal) 1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig) 1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

Young's Literal Translation
A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Man cannot be made secure by wickedness, but the root of the righteous is immovable .

New American Standard Bible
A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved.

King James Bible
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

New Living Translation
Wickedness never brings stability, but the godly have deep roots.

English Standard Version
No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.

New American Standard Bible
A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Man cannot be made secure by wickedness, but the root of the righteous is immovable.

International Standard Version
A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted.

NET Bible
No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.

American Standard Version
A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

English Revised Version
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall never be moved.

Young's Literal Translation
A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.
















Cross References
Proverbs 10:25
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 12:2
A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

Proverbs 12:1
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Proverbs 11:31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
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