Proverbs 14:11

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

9Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is goodwill. 10The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy. The house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish. 12There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death. 13Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.

Proverbs 14:11 word by word

בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃Read the interlinear

• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• will be destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• But the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• will flourishפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524

Cross-references for Proverbs 14:11

• Proverbs 3:33The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the righteous.
• Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.
• Proverbs 21:12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Bringing the wicked to ruin.
• Job 8:15He depends on his house, but it does not stand; He holds on to it, but it does not endure.
• Job 15:34For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of the corrupt.
• Job 18:14He is torn from the security of his tent, And they march him before the king of terrors.
• Job 20:26Complete darkness is held in reserve for his treasures, And unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.
• Job 21:28For you say, ‘Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’
• Job 27:13“This is the portion of a wicked person from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty:
• Zechariah 5:4I will make it go forth,” declares the Lord of armies, “and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by My name; and it will spend the night within that house and destroy it with its timber and stones.”
• Matthew 7:26And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
• Proverbs 11:28One who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
• Proverbs 21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the home of the wise, But a foolish person swallows it up.
• Job 8:6If you are pure and upright, Surely now He will stir Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.
• Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty on the earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine Within your house, Your children like olive plants 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

Topics related to Proverbs 14:11

• Sin

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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