Proverbs 12:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

Desireth — He approves those arts, which wicked men use like nets to ensnare other men. The root — That piety, which is the root of his actions, yields him sufficient fruit both for his own need, and to do good to others.

Proverbs 12:12

12 The wicked desireth the neta of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.