Proverbs
Proverbs 12:3
3A man cannot be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A man | אָדָ֣ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| cannot | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be established | יִכּ֣וֹן | yik·kō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| through wickedness | בְּרֶ֑שַׁע | bə·re·ša‘ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7562 wickedness |
| but the righteous | צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים | ṣad·dî·qîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
| cannot | בַּל־ | bal- | Adverb | H1077 not |
| be uprooted | יִמּֽוֹט׃ | yim·mō·wṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4131 totter, shake, slip |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:25 · Ephesians 3:17 · Colossians 2:7 · Proverbs 12:12 · Psalm 125:1–2 · Job 27:16–18 · Job 5:3–5 · Psalm 15:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.