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Proverbs 14:11
11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the godly will flourish.
Context of Proverbs 14:11
9Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright. 10Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy. The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. 12There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 13Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.
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בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:11
- Proverbs 3:33The Lord’s curse 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 stands firm.
- Proverbs 21:12The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
- Job 8:15They lean on the web, but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold.
- Job 15:34For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.
- Job 18:14He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.
- Job 20:26total darkness lies in wait for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
- Job 21:28You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great, the tents where the wicked lived?’
- Job 27:13“Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:
- Zechariah 5:4The Lord Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of anyone who swears falsely by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both its timbers and its stones.’ ”
- Matthew 7:26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
- Proverbs 11:28Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
- Proverbs 21:20The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.
- Job 8:6if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your prosperous state.
- Psalms 112:2Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots 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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