English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:24
24What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Proverbs 10:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
- New International Version (NIV)What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The fear of the wicked will come upon him, And the desire of the righteous will be granted.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled; the hopes of the godly will be granted.
Context of Proverbs 10:24
22The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. 23Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding. What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. 25When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever. 26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
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מְגוֹרַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע הִ֣יא תְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּ וְתַאֲוַ֖ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 10:24
- Job 3:25For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me.
- Job 15:21Dreadful sounds are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
- Hebrews 10:27but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.
- Psalms 21:2You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
- Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
- Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
- Matthew 5:6"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
- John 14:18"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- John 16:24Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
- 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The fear of the wicked - The wicked is full of fears and alarms; and all that he has dreaded and more than he has dreaded, shall come upon him. The righteous is always desiring more of the salvation of God, and God will exceed even his utmost desires.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The fear - i. e., The thing feared (compare the marginal reference). Shall be granted - Or, He (Yahweh) giveth the desire of the righteous.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 The largest desire of eternal blessings the righteous can form, will be granted.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. it--the very thing. The wicked get dreaded evil; the righteous, desired good.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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