Proverbs 12:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A manאָדָ֣ם
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
will not be establishedיִכֹּ֣ון
(yik·ko·vn)
3559: to be firma prim. root
by wickedness,בְּרֶ֑שַׁע
(be·re·sha;)
7562: wickednessfrom the same as rasha
But the rootוְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ
(ve·sho·resh)
8328: a rootfrom an unused word
of the righteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים
(tzad·di·kim)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
will not be moved.יִמֹּֽוט׃
(yim·mo·vt.)
4131: to totter, shake, slipa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
shall not be established
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
by wickedness
resha`  (reh'-shah)
a wrong (especially moral) -- iniquity, wicked(-ness).
but the root
sheresh  (sheh'-resh)
a root -- bottom, deep, heel, root.
of the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
shall not be moved
mowt  (mote)
to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall -- be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-)moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.
Parallel Verses
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A son of man will not be established in evil, and the root of the righteous will not move.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A person cannot stand firm on a foundation of wickedness, and the roots of righteous people cannot be moved.

King James 2000 Bible
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
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