New Living Translation
Proverbs 11:23
23The godly can look forward to a reward, while the wicked can expect only judgment.
Proverbs 11:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
- New International Version (NIV)The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Context of Proverbs 11:23
21Evil people will surely be punished, but the children of the godly will go free. 22A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout. The godly can look forward to a reward, while the wicked can expect only judgment. 24Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. 25The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:23 word by word
תַּאֲוַ֣ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים אַךְ־ט֑וֹב תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:23
- Psalms 10:17Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.
- Psalms 27:4The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.
- Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
- Psalms 39:7And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.
- Psalms 119:5Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees!
- Isaiah 26:9In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right.
- Jeremiah 17:16Lord, I have not abandoned my job as a shepherd for your people. I have not urged you to send disaster. You have heard everything I’ve said.
- Matthew 5:6God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
- Proverbs 11:7When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, for they rely on their own feeble strength.
- Proverbs 10:28The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
- Romans 2:8But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.
- Hebrews 10:27There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:23
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23Verse 23 The wicked desire mischief to others, but it shall return upon themselves.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23In the short term, bad people might succeed and good people might face hardships, but the future will correct this imbalance.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. (Compare Pr 10:28). wrath--is that of God.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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