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Proverbs 12:7
7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the household of the righteous will stand.
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 righteous are just, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. 6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them. The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the household of the righteous will stand. 8A man is praised according to his insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised. 9Better to have little honor and a servant than to have glory and no bread.
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הָפ֣וֹךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים וְאֵינָ֑ם וּבֵ֖ית צַדִּיקִ֣ים יַעֲמֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:7
- Proverbs 11:21Be sure, the evil will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
- Proverbs 14:11The house of the wicked will be demolished, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
- Proverbs 15:25Adonai tears down a proud man’s house, but He maintains the widow’s boundary.
- Esther 9:6In the citadel at Shushan the Jews killed and destroyed 500 people,
- Job 5:3I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their only hope is their dying breath.”
- Job 18:15Nothing of his dwells in his tent; brimstone is scattered over his dwelling.
- Job 27:18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut made for a watchman.
- Psalms 37:10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, you will look at his place, but he will not be there.
- Psalms 73:18Surely You put them in slippery places. You hurled them down to destruction.
- Proverbs 14:1A wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Proverbs 24:3By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is prepared,
- 2 Samuel 7:16So your house and your kingship will be secure forever before you; your throne will be established forever.”
- Matthew 7:24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the 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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