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Proverbs 12:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
World English Bible (WEB)
A man shall not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.
| A man | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| shall not | יִכּ֣וֹן | yikkôn | YEE-kone |
| be established | אָדָ֣ם | ʾādām | ah-DAHM |
| by wickedness: | בְּרֶ֑שַׁע | bĕrešaʿ | beh-REH-sha |
| root the but | וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ | wĕšōreš | veh-SHOH-resh |
| of the righteous | צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים | ṣaddîqîm | TSA-dee-KEEM |
| shall not | בַּל | bal | bahl |
| be moved. | יִמּֽוֹט׃ | yimmôṭ | yee-mote |