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Loving Discipline and Knowledge

Proverbs 12:7

In 11 translations

BSB
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
KJV
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
WEB
The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
ASV
The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
LSV
Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, || And the house of the righteous stands.
YLT
Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.
DBY
Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
DRC
Turn the wicked, and they shall not be: but the house of the just shall stand firm.
GNV
God ouerthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
JPS
The wicked are overthrown, and are not; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
LXXE
When the ungodly is overthrown, he vanishes away; but the houses of the just remain.

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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
הָפ֣וֹךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים וְאֵינָ֑ם וּבֵ֖ית צַדִּיקִ֣ים יַעֲמֹֽד׃
LXX-Br
Οὗ ἐὰν στραφῇ ὁ ἀσεβὴς, ἀφανίζεται, οἶκοι δὲ δικαίων παραμένουσι·

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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

Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 7:24–27Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not…
  • Proverbs 11:21Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
  • Proverbs 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
  • Esther 9:14So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
  • Job 27:18–23The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman. He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone. Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him…
  • Job 18:15–20Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling. The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land. He…
  • Job 5:3–4I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
  • Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
  • Esther 9:6–10In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha.
  • 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
  • Psalms 37:10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
  • 2 Samuel 7:26so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
  • Job 34:25Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
  • Psalms 73:18–19Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
  • Proverbs 24:3–4By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
  • Proverbs 15:25The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.

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