According to this verse, wicked people are never content with what they have. They are even jealous for what other evil people are able to gain.

12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures. Read full chapter · Proverbs 12:12 in all English translations.

New International Version The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures. New Living Translation

12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.

9 нояб. 2019 г. · The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. · Play Audio: · Free Daily Proverbs Commentary Email.

19 окт. 2023 г. · Discontentment doesn't come from without – it comes from within. In this proverb, the wicked and the righteous are once again are contrasted.

To learn, you must love discipline;it is stupid to hate correction. The Lord approves of those who are good,but he condemns those who plan wickedness.

Verse 12 . When the ungodly see others prosper by sin, they wish they could act in the same way. But the root of Divine grace, in the heart of the righteous, ...

12All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but the righteous stand firm. 13The wicked are trapped by their own words, but honest people get ...