Proverbs 12:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. | The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes. | The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he covets | חָמַ֣ד | cha-MAD | H2530A | to desireחָמַד (cha.mad) v 1) to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in 1a) (Qal) to desire 1b) (Niphal) to be desirable 1c) (Piel) to delight greatly, desire greatly |
| a wicked [person] | רָ֭שָׁע | RA-sho' | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
| a net of | מְצ֣וֹד | me-TZOD | H4685B | netמָצוֹד (ma.tsod) hunting implement, net Also means: me.tso.dah (מְצוֹדָה "net" H4685C) |
| evil [things] | רָעִ֑ים | ra-'IM | H7451H | No entry |
| and [the] root of | וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ | ve-SHO-resh | H8328 | rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) 1) root 1a) root (literal) 1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig) 1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig) Aramaic equivalent: sho.resh (שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ "root" H8330) |
| righteous [people] | צַדִּיקִ֣ים | tza-di-KIM | H6662 | righteousצַדִּיק (tsad.diq) 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful |
| it yields produce | יִתֵּֽן׃ | yi-TEN | H5414G | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.