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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 12:12 - Desireth
Proverbs 12:12 - The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
| desireth | H2530 | חָמַד |
[Verb] to delight in |
| the net | H4685 | מָצוֹד |
[Noun Masculine] a net (for capturing animals or fishes); also (by interchange for H4679) a fastness or (besieging) tower |
| of evil | H7451 | רַע |
[Adjective] bad or (as noun) evil (naturally or morally). This includes the second (feminine) form; as adjective or noun |
| men but the root | H8328 | שֶׁרֶשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a root (literally or figuratively) |
| of the righteous | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
| yieldeth | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
| fruit |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.