Proverbs 12:12
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.”Proverbs 12:12
What Does Proverbs 12:12 Mean?
Proverbs 12:12 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 12, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 12:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 3:31“Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.”Proverbs 12:3“A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.”Jeremiah 17:7“Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.”Luke 8:13“They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.”Psalms 1:3“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”Proverbs 29:5“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”Matthew 13:21“Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.”John 15:5“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”Psalms 10:9“He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.”Proverbs 1:17“Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.”Proverbs 12:20“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.”Isaiah 27:6“He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.”Isaiah 37:31“And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:”John 15:16“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”Psalms 9:15“The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.”Proverbs 10:15“The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.”Proverbs 21:10“The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.”Jeremiah 5:26“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.”Micah 7:2“The 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.”Habakkuk 1:15“They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.”
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