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Proverbs 12:3–7

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A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
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From verse 3

  1. Proverbs 10:25Rank 1 from verse 3
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    25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

  2. Ephesians 3:17Rank 2 from verse 3
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    17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

  3. Colossians 2:7Rank 3 from verse 3
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    7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

  4. Proverbs 12:12Rank 4 from verse 3
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    12The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

  5. Job 27:16–18Rank 5 from verse 3
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    16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

    17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

    18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

  6. Psalms 125:1–2Rank 6 from verse 3
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    1THEY that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

    2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

  7. Job 5:3–5Rank 7 from verse 3
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    3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

    4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

    5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

  8. Psalms 15:5Rank 8 from verse 3
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    5He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

  9. 1 Samuel 25:33Rank 9 from verse 3
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    33And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

  10. Job 20:5–9Rank 10 from verse 3
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    5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

    6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

    7Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

    8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

    9The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

  11. Job 15:29Rank 11 from verse 3
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    29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

From verse 4

  1. Proverbs 31:10–25Rank 1 from verse 4
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    10¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

    11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

    12She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

    13She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

    14She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

    15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

    16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

    17She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

    18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

    19She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

    20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

    21She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

    22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

    23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

    24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

    25Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

  2. Proverbs 14:30Rank 2 from verse 4
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    30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

  3. Proverbs 14:1Rank 3 from verse 4
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    1EVERY wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

  4. 1 Corinthians 11:11Rank 4 from verse 4
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    11Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

  5. Proverbs 19:13–14Rank 5 from verse 4
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    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

    14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

  6. Proverbs 21:19Rank 6 from verse 4
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    19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

  7. Proverbs 21:9Rank 7 from verse 4
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    9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

  8. Proverbs 27:15–16Rank 8 from verse 4
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    15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

    16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

  9. 1 Corinthians 11:7Rank 9 from verse 4
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    7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

  10. Habakkuk 3:16Rank 10 from verse 4
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    16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

From verse 5

  1. Psalms 139:23Rank 1 from verse 5
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    23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

  2. Isaiah 55:7Rank 2 from verse 5
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    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  3. Jeremiah 4:14Rank 3 from verse 5
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    14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

  4. Psalms 140:1–3Rank 4 from verse 5
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    1DELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

    2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

    3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

  5. Psalms 41:6–7Rank 5 from verse 5
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    6And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

    7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

  6. 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 6 from verse 5
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    5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

  7. 2 Corinthians 4:2Rank 7 from verse 5
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    2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

  8. Matthew 2:16Rank 8 from verse 5
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    16¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

  9. Matthew 2:3–8Rank 9 from verse 5
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    3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

    5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,

    6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

    7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

    8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

  10. Matthew 26:4Rank 10 from verse 5
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    4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

  11. Proverbs 11:23Rank 11 from verse 5
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  12. Proverbs 24:9Rank 12 from verse 5
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    9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

  13. Psalms 119:15Rank 13 from verse 5
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    15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

  14. Psalms 12:2–3Rank 14 from verse 5
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    2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

    3The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

  15. Psalms 36:2–4Rank 15 from verse 5
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    2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

    4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

From verse 6

  1. Proverbs 14:3Rank 1 from verse 6
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    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  2. Jeremiah 5:26Rank 2 from verse 6
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    26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

  3. Isaiah 59:7Rank 3 from verse 6
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    7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

  4. Proverbs 1:11–19Rank 4 from verse 6
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    11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

    12Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

    13We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

    14Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

    16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

    17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

    18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  5. 2 Samuel 17:1–4Rank 5 from verse 6
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    1MOREOVER Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

    2And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

    3And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

    4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

  6. Acts 23:12Rank 6 from verse 6
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    12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

  7. Acts 23:15Rank 7 from verse 6
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    15Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

  8. Esther 4:7–14Rank 8 from verse 6
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    7And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

    8Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.

    9And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

    10¶ Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;

    11All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

    12And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.

    13Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.

    14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

  9. Esther 7:4–6Rank 9 from verse 6
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    4For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.

    5¶ Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

    6And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

  10. Acts 25:3Rank 10 from verse 6
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    3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

  11. Micah 7:1–2Rank 11 from verse 6
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    1WOE is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.

    2The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

From verse 7

  1. Matthew 7:24–27Rank 1 from verse 7
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    24¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

    25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

    26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

    27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

  2. Proverbs 10:25Rank 2 from verse 7
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    25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

  3. Proverbs 11:21Rank 3 from verse 7
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    21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

  4. 2 Samuel 7:16Rank 4 from verse 7
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    16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  5. 2 Samuel 7:26Rank 5 from verse 7
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    26And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

  6. Esther 9:14Rank 6 from verse 7
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    14And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

  7. Esther 9:6–10Rank 7 from verse 7
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    6And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

    7And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

    8And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

    9And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,

    10The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.

  8. Job 11:20Rank 8 from verse 7
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    20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

  9. Job 18:15–20Rank 9 from verse 7
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    15It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

    16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

    17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

    18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

    19He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.

    20They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.

  10. Job 27:18–23Rank 10 from verse 7
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    18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

    19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

    20Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

    21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

    22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

    23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

  11. Job 5:3–4Rank 11 from verse 7
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    3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

    4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

  12. Psalms 37:10Rank 12 from verse 7
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    10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

  13. Job 34:25Rank 13 from verse 7
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    25Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

  14. Proverbs 14:1Rank 14 from verse 7
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    1EVERY wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

  15. Proverbs 14:11Rank 15 from verse 7
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    11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

  16. Proverbs 15:25Rank 16 from verse 7
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    25The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

  17. Proverbs 24:3–4Rank 17 from verse 7
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    3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

    4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

  18. Psalms 37:35–37Rank 18 from verse 7
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    35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

    36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

    37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

  19. Psalms 73:18–19Rank 19 from verse 7
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    18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

    19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 12:3

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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established

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Set firmly; founded, made stable, ordained, enacted, ratified, or confirmed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

root

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Sense 1: The part of a plant fixed in the earth. Sense 2: Figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth. Sense 3: To take root or eradicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

moved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 12:4

COMBINED MEANING

crown

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Sense 1: A royal head ornament; by extension, kingship, honour, reward, or the top of the head. Sense 2: To invest, adorn, or honour with a crown, dignity, or reward.

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husband

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Sense 1: A married man in relation to his wife. Sense 2: One who manages or cultivates carefully.

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COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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ashamed

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1. Brought to shame, dishonour, confusion, or disappointed expectation. 2. Feeling or showing shame or embarrassment because of conduct, condition, or exposure. 3. Unwilling or reluctant to own, acknowledge, associate with, or do something because of shame.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rottenness

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State of being decayed or putrid; cariousness; putrefaction; unsoundness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 12:5

COMBINED MEANING

thoughts

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Things thought or purposed in the mind or heart; ideas, reasonings, intentions, or purposes.

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righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

deceit

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Falsehood, guile, fraud, trickery, or a purpose, word, or act intended to mislead.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 12:6

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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lie

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Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wait

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Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

blood

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Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 12:7

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12:2A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

12:3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

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12:4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

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12:5The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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12:6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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12:7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

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