English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:7
7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The wicked die and disappear, but the family of the godly stands firm.
Context of Proverbs 12:7
5The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. 6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them. The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand. 8A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised. 9Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.
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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, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
- Proverbs 14:11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
- Proverbs 15:25The Lord tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow's boundaries.
- Esther 9:6In Susa the citadel itself the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men,
- Job 5:3I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last."
- Job 18:15In his tent dwells that which is none of his; sulfur is scattered over his habitation.
- Job 27:18He builds his house like a moth's, like a booth that a watchman makes.
- Psalms 37:10In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
- Psalms 73:18Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin.
- Proverbs 14:1The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
- Proverbs 24:3By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
- 2 Samuel 7:16And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.'"
- Matthew 7:24"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does 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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