The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
The wicked deſireth || the net of euill men: but the roote of the righteous yeeldeth fruit.
חָמַד , feminine noun, verb, hamad — to desire, take pleasure in (value 52)
H2530,
חָמַד châmad, khaw-mad'; a primitive root; to delight in:—beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (× great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).verb
to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in
(Qal) to desire
(Niphal) to be desirable
(Piel) to delight greatly, desire greatly
feminine noun
desirableness, preciousness
Used in 27 Verses, 12 Books 28  Occurrence Count
מָצוֹד , feminine noun, masculine noun, matzod — siegeworks (value 140)
H4685,
מָצוֹד mâtsôwd, maw-tsode'; or (feminine) מְצוֹדָה metsôwdâh; or מצֹדָה mtsôdâh; from H6679; also (by interchange for H4679) a net (for capturing animals or fishes); a fastness or (beseiging) tower:—bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.masculine noun
siege-works, bulwark
hunting implement, net
feminine noun
net
fastness, stronghold
Used in 6 Verses, 4 Books 6  Occurrence Count
נָתַן , verb, natan — to give, put, set (value 500)
H5414,
נָתַן nâthan, naw-than'; a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.):—add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, × avenge, × be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, × doubtless, × without fail, fasten, frame, × get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), × have, × indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), lie, lift up, make, O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, × pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), sing, slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, × surely, × take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, weep, willingly, withdraw, would (to) God, yield.to give, put, set
(Qal)
to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
to make, constitute
(Niphal)
to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
(Hophal)
to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
to be put upon
Used in 1816 Verses, 38 Books 1998  Occurrence Count
צַדִּיק , adjective, tzaddiyk — just, righteous (value 204)
H6662,
צַדִּיק tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'; from H6663; just:—just, lawful, righteous (man).just, lawful, righteous
just, righteous (in government)
just, right (in one's cause)
just, righteous (in conduct and character)
righteous (as justified and vindicated by God)
right, correct, lawful
Used in 197 Verses, 25 Books 206  Occurrence Count
רַע , absolute state masculine plural intensive noun, raʿ — bad, evil (value 270)
H7451,
רַע raʻ, rah; from H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral):—adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, × great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Including feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.)adjective
bad, evil
bad, disagreeable, malignant
bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
evil, displeasing
bad (of its kind - land, water, etc)
bad (of value)
worse than, worst (comparison)
sad, unhappy
evil (hurtful)
bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
in general, of persons, of thoughts
deeds, actions
masculine noun
evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
evil, distress, adversity
evil, injury, wrong
evil (ethical)
feminine noun
evil, misery, distress, injury
evil, misery, distress
evil, injury, wrong
evil (ethical)
Used in 623 Verses, 36 Books 660  Occurrence Count
רָשָׁע , adjective, rashaʿ — wicked, criminal (value 570)
H7563,
רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw'; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.wicked, criminal
guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
wicked (hostile to God)
wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Used in 248 Verses, 20 Books 261  Occurrence Count
שֶׁרֶשׁ , masculine noun, sheresh — a root (value 800)
H8328,
שֶׁרֶשׁ sheresh, sheh'-resh; from H8327; a root (literally or figuratively):—bottom, deep, heel, root.root
root (literal)
root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig)
root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig)
Used in 32 Verses, 13 Books 33  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 12:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| חָמַ֣ד רָ֭שָׁע מְצ֣וֹד רָעִ֑ים וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The wicked |
H7563rashaʿ |
רָשָׁע |
570 |
| desireth |
H2530hamad |
חָמַד |
52 |
| the net |
H4685matzod |
מָצוֹד |
140 |
| of evil |
H7451raʿ |
רַע |
270 |
| men: but the root |
H8328sheresh |
שֶׁרֶשׁ |
800 |
| of the righteous |
H6662tzaddiyk |
צַדִּיק |
204 |
| yieldeth fruit. |
H5414natan |
נָתַן |
500 |
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