Proverbs Chapter 12 verse 12 Holy Bible
The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth `fruit'.
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The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.
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The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]; but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
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The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
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The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous flourishes.
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The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - Modern commentators have endeavoured to amend the text of this verse by various methods, which may be seen in Nowack's note on the passage; but the existing reading gives an appropriate sense, and alteration is not absolutely needed, though it is plain that the LXX had before them something different from the Masoretic text. The wicked desireth the net of evil men (Ecclesiastes 7:26), that he may use the means which they take to enrich themselves; or matsod may mean, not the instrument, but the prey - "such booty as evil men capture;" or yet again, the word may mean "fortress," i.e. the wicked seeks the protection of evil men. So the Vulgate, Desiderium impii munimentum est pessimorum, "What the wicked desire is the support of evil men," or, it may be, "the defense of evil men," i.e. that these may be secured from suppression and interruption. Another interpretation, which, however, seems somewhat forced, is that "the net" is a metaphor for the judgment of God, which overtakes sinners, and into which they run with such blind infatuation that they seem to "desire" it, The safest explanation is the second one given above, which signifies that the wicked man seeks by every means to obtain the prey which he sees sinners obtain, and, as is implied, gets small return for his labour, does not advance his interests. But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. The root supplies the sap and vigour needed for healthy produce. Without any evil devices or plotting, the righteous gain all that they want as the natural result of their high principles. Another hindering is, "He (the Lord) will give a root of the righteous," will enable them to stand firm in time of trial. Septuagint, "The desires of the impious are evil; but the roots of the pious are in strongholds," i.e. are secure.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) The wicked desireth the net of evil men--i.e., to enrich himself by prey as they do; but the "root of the righteous yieldeth fruit," by their own exertion they gain all they require without injuring others.
