Proverbs 11:23
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The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
In other translations
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Matthew 5:6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Psalm 37:4Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Romans 2:8-98 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
- Isaiah 26:9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.My 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.
- Psalm 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
- Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
- Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.But 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.
- Psalm 27:4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.One 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.
- Psalm 10:17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
- Psalm 119:5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
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