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The wickedרָשָׁעdesiresחָמַדthe netמְצוֹדof evil men,רָעִיםbut the rootוְשֹׁרֶשׁof the righteousצַדִּיקִיםgives fruit.יִתֵּן
Proverbs 12:12
Study it in the app“The wicked desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives fruit.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 12:12, word by word
- The wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- desiresחָמַדchamad
covet
To desire something strongly, especially what belongs to another.
Where else “chamad” appears- the netמְצוֹדmetsod
net
What is laid to catch animals.
Where else “metsod” appears- of evil menרָעִיםraim
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raim” appears- but the rootשֹׁרֶשׁshoresh
shoot
What gives rise to something; a shoot from a stock, like a descendant of Jesse.
Where else “shoresh” appears- of the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears- gives fruitיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears
The context
11Whoever works his ground will be satisfied with bread, but whoever pursues empty things is lacking in sense.
12 · This verse (above)
13In the transgression of the lips is the snare of the evil man, but the righteous comes out of distress.