Proverbs 11:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.”
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“The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The desire of the righteous is only good; Butthe expectation of the wicked is wrath.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The desire of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> only good, The hope of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> transgression.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 11:23 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
- Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
- Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Psalms 39:7And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
- Psalms 119:5Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
- Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
- Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
- Proverbs 11:7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
- Proverbs 12:5The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
- Proverbs 13:2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
- Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- Jeremiah 17:16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
- Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Romans 2:8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
- Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
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