Proverbs 11:23

Webster's Bible (1833)

The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 2:8-9 : 8 but to those who are self-seeking, and don't obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation, 9 oppression and anguish, on every soul of man who works evil, on the Jew first, and also on the Greek.
  • Prov 10:28 : 28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, But the hope of the wicked will perish.
  • Prov 11:7 : 7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, And expectation of power comes to nothing.
  • Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul have I desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly: for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
  • Jer 17:16 : 16 As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you; neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was before your face.
  • Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, For they shall be filled.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, To see Yahweh's beauty, And to inquire in his temple.
  • Ps 37:4 : 4 Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart.
  • Ps 39:7-8 : 7 Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don't make me the reproach of the foolish.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh that my ways were steadfast To obey your statutes!
  • Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don't let me wander from your commandments.
  • Heb 10:27 : 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.

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  • Prov 10:28-29
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    28The prospect of the righteous is joy, But the hope of the wicked will perish.

    29The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 10:24
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    24What the wicked fear, will overtake them, But the desire of the righteous will be granted.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • Prov 13:25
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    25The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

  • Prov 11:18-19
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    18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, But one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

    19He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

  • Prov 11:4-8
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    4Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, But the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

    7When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, And expectation of power comes to nothing.

    8A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked takes his place.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place:

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No mischief shall happen to the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The wicked is brought down in his calamity, But in death, the righteous has a refuge.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; How much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26A righteous person is cautious in friendship, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

    11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; For the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26There are those who covet greedily all the day long; But the righteous give and don't withhold.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, And brings the wicked to ruin.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The evil bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, But the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; The treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the righteous weighs answers, But the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

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    3Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, But he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.

  • Prov 13:19
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    19Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, But fools detest turning from evil.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Misfortune pursues sinners, But prosperity rewards the righteous.

  • Prov 13:12
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    12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, To pervert the ways of justice.

  • Job 22:18-19
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    18Yet he filled their houses with good things, But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

    19The righteous see it, and are glad; The innocent ridicule them,

  • Prov 21:15
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    15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

  • Prov 11:10
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    10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, But the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 11:22
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    22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, Is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.