English Standard Version
Proverbs 11:23
23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Proverbs 11:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
- New International Version (NIV)The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The godly can look forward to a reward, while the wicked can expect only judgment.
Context of Proverbs 11:23
21Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered. 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath. 24One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. 25Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:23 word by word
תַּאֲוַ֣ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים אַךְ־ט֑וֹב תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 11:23
- Psalms 10:17O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
- Psalms 27:4One thing have I asked 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 gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
- Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
- Psalms 39:7"And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.
- Psalms 119:5Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!
- Isaiah 26:9My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
- Jeremiah 17:16I have not run away from being your shepherd, nor have I desired the day of sickness. You know what came out of my lips; it was before your face.
- Matthew 5:6"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
- Proverbs 11:7When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.
- Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
- Romans 2:8but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
- Hebrews 10:27but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:23
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23Verse 23 The wicked desire mischief to others, but it shall return upon themselves.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23In the short term, bad people might succeed and good people might face hardships, but the future will correct this imbalance.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. (Compare Pr 10:28). wrath--is that of God.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- 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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