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Proverbs 12:3

Proverbs 12:3

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

A man shall not be established by wickedness. Man is metaphorically compared to a tree, especially the olive. Wickedness gives him no firm hold for growth or life (comp. ). The root of the righteous shall not be moved.

The righteous are planted in a good soil, are "rooted and grounded in love" (), and the root being thus well placed, the tree is safe, and brings forth much fruit (comp. ; ).

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