God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 14:11
11The houses of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tents of decent people will continue to expand.
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
9Stubborn fools make fun of guilt, but there is forgiveness among decent people. 10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger can share its joy. The houses of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tents of decent people will continue to expand. 12There is a way that seems right to a person, but eventually it ends in death. 13Even while laughing a heart can ache, and joy can end in grief.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:11 word by word
בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:11
- Proverbs 3:33The Lord curses the house of wicked people, but he blesses the home of righteous people.
- Proverbs 12:7Overthrow wicked people, and they are no more, but the families of righteous people continue to stand.
- Proverbs 21:12A righteous person wisely considers the house of a wicked person. He throws wicked people into disasters.
- Job 8:15If one leans on his house, it collapses. If one holds on to it, it will not support his weight.
- Job 15:34because a mob of godless people produces nothing, and fire burns up the tents of those who offer bribes.
- Job 18:14He is dragged from the safety of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.
- Job 20:26Total darkness waits in hiding for his treasure. A fire that no one fans will burn him. Whatever is left in his tent will be devoured.
- Job 21:28because you ask, ‘Where is the house of the influential person? Where is the tent where wicked people live?’
- Job 27:13This is what God has waiting for the wicked person, the inheritance that tyrants receive from the Almighty:
- Zechariah 5:4I will send out a curse, declares the Lord of Armies, and it will enter the houses of thieves and the houses of those who take oaths in my name. It will stay in their houses and destroy the timber and stone.”
- Matthew 7:26“Everyone who hears what I say but doesn’t obey it will be like a foolish person who built a house on sand.
- Proverbs 11:28Whoever trusts his riches will fall, but righteous people will flourish like a green leaf.
- Proverbs 21:20Costly treasure and wealth are in the home of a wise person, but a fool devours them.
- Job 8:6if you are moral and ethical, then he will rise up on your behalf and prove your righteousness by rebuilding your home.
- Psalms 112:2His descendants will grow strong on the earth. The family of a decent person will be blessed.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine inside your home. Your children will be like young olive trees 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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