12 Thieves are jealous of each other's loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:12

Commentary on Proverbs 12:12

(Read Proverbs 12:12)

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, produces other desires and purposes.