Proverbs 12:3
A man shall not be established by wickedness: But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
In context
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. 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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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 12:3 in the NIV
No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 12:3 in the ESV
No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.