3 No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

Other Translations of Proverbs 12:3

King James Version

3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

English Standard Version

3 No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.

The Message

3 You can't find firm footing in a swamp, but life rooted in God stands firm.

New King James Version

3 A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

New Living Translation

3 Wickedness never brings stability, but the godly have deep roots.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:3

Commentary on Proverbs 12:3

(Read Proverbs 12:3)

Though men may advance themselves by sinful arts, they cannot settle and secure themselves. But those who by faith are rooted in Christ, are firmly fixed.