Proverbs 12:3
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
כּוּן
kûwn
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, ...
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
שֶׁרֶשׁ
sheresh
a root (literally or figuratively)
סוּת
çûwth
properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce
Key Terms in This Verse
כּוּן kûwn
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render su...
Study H3559 →סוּת çûwth
properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce
Study H5496 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
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