Proverbs 21:12

In 11 translations

BSB

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.Or The righteous one

KJV

The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

WEB

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

ASV

The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

LSV

The Righteous One is acting wisely || Toward the house of the wicked, || He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

YLT

The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

DBY

One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to [their] ruin.

DRC

The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.

GNV

The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.

JPS

The Righteous One considereth the house of the wicked; overthrowing the wicked to their ruin.

LXXE

A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.

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Original-language editions

WLC

מַשְׂכִּ֣יל צַ֭דִּיק לְבֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע מְסַלֵּ֖ף רְשָׁעִ֣ים לָרָֽע׃

LXX-Br

Συνιεῖ δίκαιος καρδίας ἀσεβῶν, καὶ φαυλίζει ἀσεβεῖς ἐν κακοῖς.

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• Psalms 37:35–36I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
• Proverbs 14:11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
• Psalms 107:43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
• 2 Peter 3:6–7through which the world of that time perished in the flood. And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
• Job 8:15He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
• Hosea 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
• Amos 4:11“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
• Proverbs 13:6Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
• 1 Corinthians 10:5Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
• Job 5:3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
• Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• Proverbs 11:3–5The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them. Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. The righteousness of the blameless…
• 2 Peter 2:4–9For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its…
• Job 21:28–30For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’ Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports? Indeed, the evil man is spared from…
• Genesis 19:29So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.

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