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Proverbs 14:11
11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will thrive.
Proverbs 14:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
- New International Version (NIV)The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Context of Proverbs 14:11
9Fools mock sin [but sin mocks the fools], But among the upright there is good will and the favor and blessing of God. 10The heart knows its own bitterness, And no stranger shares its joy. The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will thrive. 12There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, But its end is the way of death. 13Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.
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בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:11
- Proverbs 3:33The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the just and righteous.
- Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown [by their evil] and are no more, But the house of the [consistently] righteous will stand [securely].
- Proverbs 21:12The righteous one keeps an eye on the house of the wicked— How the wicked are cast down to ruin.
- Job 8:15He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.
- Job 15:34For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of bribery (wrong and injustice).
- Job 18:14He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety], And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).
- Job 20:26Complete darkness (misfortune) is held in reserve for his treasures. An unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.
- Job 21:28For you say, ‘Where is the house of the noble man? And where is the tent, the dwelling place of the wicked?’
- Job 27:13“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:
- Zechariah 5:4I will send the curse out,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by My name; and it will spend the night in that house and consume it, both its timber and its stones.”
- Matthew 7:26And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them, will be like a foolish (stupid) man who built his house on the sand.
- Proverbs 11:28He who leans on and trusts in and is confident in his riches will fall, But the righteous [who trust in God’s provision] will flourish like a green leaf.
- Proverbs 21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the house of the wise [who prepare for the future], But a short-sighted and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.
- Job 8:6Then, if you are pure and upright, Surely now He will awaken for you And restore your righteous place.
- Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within the innermost part of your house; Your children will be like olive plants Around your table.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:11
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 Sin ruins many great families; whilst righteousness often raises and strengthens even mean families.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11A house is usually more stable than a tent, but wickedness destroys and tears down, while godliness builds up (Proverbs 14:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (Compare Pr 12:7). The contrast of the whole is enhanced by that of house and tabernacle, a permanent and a temporary dwelling.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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