Proverbs 11:23

In 11 translations

BSB

The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

KJV

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

WEB

The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

ASV

The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

LSV

The desire of the righteous [is] only good, || The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.

YLT

The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.

DBY

The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

DRC

The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.

GNV

The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.

JPS

The desire of the righteous is only good; but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

LXXE

All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

תַּאֲוַ֣ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים אַךְ־ט֑וֹב תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἐπιθυμία δικαίων πᾶσα ἀγαθὴ, ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀπολεῖται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
• Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
• Romans 2:8–9But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the…
• Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
• Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
• Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
• Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
• Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
• Jeremiah 17:16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
• Psalms 119:5Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
• Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
• Proverbs 11:7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
• Psalms 39:7–8And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

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