Proverbs 14:11

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“The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.”

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“The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 14:11 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 8:6if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
  2. Job 8:15He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
  3. Job 8:22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
  4. Job 15:34For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
  5. Job 18:14He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
  6. Job 18:21Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
  7. Job 20:26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
  8. Job 21:28For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
  9. Job 27:13This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
  10. Psalms 37:10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
  11. Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
  12. Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
  13. Proverbs 3:33The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
  14. Proverbs 11:28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
  15. Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
  16. Proverbs 15:25The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.
  17. Proverbs 21:12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
  18. Proverbs 21:20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
  19. Isaiah 58:11The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
  20. Zechariah 5:4I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
  21. Matthew 7:26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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