New King James Version
Proverbs 14:11
11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, 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.
- 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 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 sin, But among the upright there is favor. 10The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy. The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish. 12There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. 13Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:11 word by word
בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃Read the interlinear
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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 just.
- Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.
- Proverbs 21:12The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.
- Job 8:15He leans on his house, but it does not stand. He holds it fast, but it does not endure.
- Job 15:34For the company of hypocrites will be barren, And fire will consume the tents of bribery.
- Job 18:14He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors.
- Job 20:26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. An unfanned fire will consume him; It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
- Job 21:28For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent, The dwelling place of the wicked?’
- Job 27:13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:
- Zechariah 5:4“I will send out the curse,” says the Lord of hosts; “It shall enter the house of the thief And the house of the one who swears falsely by My name. It shall remain in the midst of his house And consume it, with its timber and stones.”
- Matthew 7:26“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:
- Proverbs 11:28He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.
- Proverbs 21:20There is desirable treasure, And oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man squanders it.
- Job 8:6If you were pure and upright, Surely now He would awake for you, And prosper your rightful dwelling place.
- Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Psalms 128:3Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All 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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