Proverbs 12:12

JPS-1917

חָמַ֣ד רָ֭שָׁע מְצ֣וֹד רָעִ֑ים וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃

The wicked desireth the prey of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

— Proverbs 12:12, JPS 1917

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Other Translations

KOREN

The wicked man craves – he is snared by mischief: but the righteous strike root.

MASORETIC

חָמַ֣ד רָ֭שָׁע מְצ֣וֹד רָעִ֑ים וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃