Matthew Henry · Verse 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.
Proverbs 12:3
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
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WEBBE
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
BSB
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
KJV
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
ASV
A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
BBE
No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.
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