Proverbs 12:3

Loving Discipline and Knowledge

2The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil. 3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

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Berean Standard Bible
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
American Standard Version (1901)
A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Bible in Basic English
No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Men shall not be strengthened by wickedness: and the root of the just shall not be moved.
Free Bible Version
Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.
Geneva Bible 1599
A man cannot be established by wickednesse: but the roote of the righteous shall not be mooued.
King James (Authorized) Version
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
One Unity Resource Bible
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the upright shall not be moved.
Translation for Translators
People do not become secure/safe by doing what is wicked; righteous people will be very safe and secure [LIT] like [MET] a tree that has deep roots.
Unlocked Literal Bible
A person cannot be established by wickedness, but righteous people cannot be uprooted.
Noah Webster Bible
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
World English Bible
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Young's Literal Translation
A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.