Proverbs 12:3

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:25 : 25 When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
  • Prov 12:12 : 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] .
  • Eph 3:17 : 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
  • Col 2:7 : 7 rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
  • 1 Sam 25:33 : 33 and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
  • Job 5:3-5 : 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them: 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
  • Job 15:29 : 29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
  • Job 20:5-9 : 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment? 6 Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he? 8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 9 The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.
  • Job 27:16-18 : 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.
  • Ps 15:5 : 5 He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
  • Ps 125:1-2 : 1 [A Song of Ascents]. They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:7
    80%

    7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Ps 112:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.

    7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    79%

    29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 12:12
    77%

    12The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] .

  • Prov 12:2
    76%

    2A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

  • Ps 125:3
    75%

    3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

  • Prov 13:6
    74%

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    74%

    16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

  • Prov 2:22
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    22But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

  • Prov 24:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

    16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

  • Prov 21:12
    73%

    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Prov 10:25
    73%

    25When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

  • Prov 12:21
    73%

    21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Prov 10:3
    72%

    3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

  • Prov 16:12
    72%

    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Ps 1:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

    4The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

    5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

  • Ps 11:3
    72%

    3If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous do?

  • Lam 3:36
    71%

    36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

  • Prov 14:11
    71%

    11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

  • Ps 140:11
    71%

    11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

  • Prov 25:26
    71%

    26[ As] a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [So is] a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

  • Prov 11:28
    71%

    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  • Jer 17:8
    71%

    8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  • Prov 11:3
    71%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • Ps 112:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed.

    3Wealth and riches are in his house; And his righteousness endureth for ever.

  • Prov 14:32
    71%

    32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

  • Prov 12:5
    71%

    5The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

  • Ps 52:7
    71%

    7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Prov 21:29
    71%

    29A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

  • Job 18:16
    71%

    16His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.

  • Prov 11:18
    71%

    18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

  • Prov 29:27
    70%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 25:5
    70%

    5Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

  • Ps 37:10
    70%

    10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

  • Prov 18:5
    70%

    5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

  • Ps 10:6
    70%

    6He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

  • Prov 12:26
    70%

    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Prov 11:21
    70%

    21[Though] hand [join] in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

  • Matt 7:18
    70%

    18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

  • Ps 55:22
    70%

    22Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

  • Job 17:9
    70%

    9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.