Proverbs 10:24

In 11 translations

BSB

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

KJV

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

WEB

What the wicked fear will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

ASV

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

LSV

The feared thing of the wicked meets him, || And the desire of the righteous is given.

YLT

The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

DBY

The fear of a wicked [man], it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

DRC

That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.

GNV

That which the wicked feareth, shall come vpon him: but God wil graunt the desire of the righteous.

JPS

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

LXXE

The ungodly is engulphed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.

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Original-language editions

WLC

מְגוֹרַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע הִ֣יא תְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּ וְתַאֲוַ֖ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃

LXX-Br

Ἐν ἀπωλείᾳ ἀσεβὴς περιφέρεται, ἐπιθυμία δὲ δικαίου δεκτή.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
• Isaiah 66:4So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
• Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
• Job 15:21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
• 1 John 5:14–15And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
• Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
• Job 3:25For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
• John 16:24Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
• Psalms 21:2You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
• Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
• John 14:18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

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