Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 12:7
7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
Proverbs 12:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
- New International Version (NIV)The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.
Context of Proverbs 12:7
5The thoughts of the righteous are just, but guidance from the wicked is deceitful. 6The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them. The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand. 8A man is praised for his insight, but a twisted mind is despised. 9Better to be disregarded, yet have a servant, than to act important but have no food.
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הָפ֣וֹךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים וְאֵינָ֑ם וּבֵ֖ית צַדִּיקִ֣ים יַעֲמֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:7
- Proverbs 11:21Be assured that a wicked person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
- Proverbs 14:11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
- Proverbs 15:25The Lord tears apart the house of the proud, but he protects the widow’s territory.
- Esther 9:6In the fortress of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
- Job 5:3I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.
- Job 11:20But the sight of the wicked will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath.
- Job 18:15Nothing he owned remains in his tent. Burning sulfur is scattered over his home.
- Job 27:18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon or a shelter set up by a watchman.
- Psalms 37:10A little while, and the wicked person will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there.
- Psalms 73:18Indeed, you put them in slippery places; you make them fall into ruin.
- Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Proverbs 24:3A house is built by wisdom, and it is established by understanding;
- 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure before me forever, and your throne will be established forever.’”
- Matthew 7:24“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The wicked are overthrown - Seldom does God give such a long life or numerous offspring. But the house of the righteous shall stand - God blesses their progeny, and their families continue long in the earth; whereas the wicked seldom have many generations in a direct line. This is God's mercy, that the entail of iniquity may be in some sort cut off, so that the same vices may not be strengthened by successive generations. For generally the bad root…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 God's blessing is often continued to the families of godly men, while the wicked are overthrown.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The wicked may succeed for a short time, but they do not endure. The family of the righteous remains strong for generations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Such conduct brings a proper return, by the destruction of the wicked and well-being of the righteous and his family.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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