"The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.""The Hebrew here is obscure and meaningless in context; and the renditions are diverse. The KJV adds `fruit' (retained in the ASV), the RSV follows the LXX, the Douay Version of the Bible (New York: Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1948), adds the word `fortification.'"[19] read more
Proverbs 12:12. The wicked desireth, &c.— The wicked earnestly desireth the hunting of evil. Schultens. Houbigant reads it very differently, A tempest shall shake the device of the wicked: the root of the just shall be firm. read more
12. the wicked . . . evil—They love the crafty arts of deception. the root . . . fruit—their own resources supply them; or, it may be rendered: "He (God) giveth, or, sets (Ezekiel 17:22) the root of the righteous," and hence it is firm: or, the verb is impersonal; "As to the root . . . it is firm" (Ezekiel 17:22- :). read more
5. The value of righteousness 12:1-12 read more
The contrast appears to be between two kinds of people. The wicked want to gain from the work of other evil people (e.g., skimming money off the top of a gambling operation). On the other hand, the righteous are content to earn wages from their own honest toil. [Note: Cf. Toy, pp. 249-50; and Ross, p. 970.] read more
4. A crown, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11; Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of a silver hoop covered with a network of strings of corals. On this net are fastened strings of gold coins.5. Two kinds of plans. 6. Their very words are an ambush, meant to cause destruction.9. Even a poor man in those days could afford to have a slave (cp. Exodus 21:32), and such a man, although... read more
(12) The wicked desireth the net of evil men—i.e., to enrich himself by prey as they do; but the “root of the righteous yieldeth fruit,” by their own exertion they gain all they require without injuring others. read more
Wasted Gains Proverbs 12:27 I. By toil, by tears, by sharing in the toil and tears of others, our life is rich in gains. Trophies have fallen to our bow, and to the bow of the nation with which we are one, and to the bow of the Gospel we believe; and we have never roasted what we took in hunting. The gains are wasted; the trophies are unused. 1. I want to run that thought out into various spheres of life; and first, the wasted gains in bodily life. Take speech or sight. Compare the... read more
CHAPTER 13THE TONGUE"A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his MOUTH: and the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him."- Proverbs 12:14"In the transgression of the LIPS is a snare to an evil man: but the righteous shall come out of trouble."- Proverbs 12:13"A fool’s vexation is PRESENTLY KNOWN: but a prudent man concealeth shame."- Proverbs 12:16"He that uttereth truth SHOWETH FORTH righteousness, but a false witness deceit."- Proverbs 12:17"The LIP of truth shall be... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:12
The wicked = a lawless one. the net. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 , for what is caught in it. of evil men: i.e. which evil men use. evil. Hebrew. ra'a. App-44 : not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 12:13 , Proverbs 12:21 . yieldeth = giveth [to others]: i.e. instead of taking them as prey. read more