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Proverbs 12:7
7The wicked die and disappear, but the family of the godly stands firm.
Proverbs 12:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
- New International Version (NIV)The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.
Context of Proverbs 12:7
5The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous. 6The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives. The wicked die and disappear, but the family of the godly stands firm. 8A sensible person wins admiration, but a warped mind is despised. 9Better to be an ordinary person with a servant than to be self-important but have no food.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:7 word by word
הָפ֣וֹךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים וְאֵינָ֑ם וּבֵ֖ית צַדִּיקִ֣ים יַעֲמֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:7
- Proverbs 11:21Evil people will surely be punished, but the children of the godly will go free.
- Proverbs 14:11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the godly will flourish.
- Proverbs 15:25The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he protects the property of widows.
- Esther 9:6In the fortress of Susa itself, the Jews killed 500 men.
- Job 5:3I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.
- Job 11:20But the wicked will be blinded. They will have no escape. Their only hope is death.”
- Job 18:15The homes of the wicked will burn down; burning sulfur rains on their houses.
- Job 27:18The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.
- Psalms 37:10Soon the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone.
- Psalms 73:18Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
- Proverbs 14:1A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
- Proverbs 24:3A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense.
- 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.’”
- Matthew 7:24“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The wicked are overthrown - Seldom does God give such a long life or numerous offspring. But the house of the righteous shall stand - God blesses their progeny, and their families continue long in the earth; whereas the wicked seldom have many generations in a direct line. This is God's mercy, that the entail of iniquity may be in some sort cut off, so that the same vices may not be strengthened by successive generations. For generally the bad root…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 God's blessing is often continued to the families of godly men, while the wicked are overthrown.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The wicked may succeed for a short time, but they do not endure. The family of the righteous remains strong for generations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Such conduct brings a proper return, by the destruction of the wicked and well-being of the righteous and his family.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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