3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:3
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 3
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A manאָדָ֣םH120Noun - masculine singularcannotלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlebe establishedיִכּ֣וֹןH3559Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthrough wickednessבְּרֶ֑שַׁעH7562Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularbut the righteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםH6662Adjective - masculine pluralcannotבַּל־H1077Adverbbe uprootedיִמּֽוֹט׃H4131Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁH8328Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct