Verse 11

The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 8:15 : 15 He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.
  • Prov 3:33 : 33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.
  • Prov 12:7 : 7 Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.
  • Job 21:28 : 28 For you say, Where is the house of the ruler, and where is the tent of the evil-doer?
  • Ps 128:3 : 3 Your wife will be like a fertile vine in the inmost parts of your house: your children will be like olive plants round your table.
  • Job 8:6 : 6 If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.
  • Job 27:13-23 : 13 This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all. 14 If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread. 15 When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them. 16 Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing; 17 He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage. 18 His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent. 19 He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer. 20 Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away. 21 The east wind takes him up and he is gone; he is forced violently out of his place. 22 God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand. 23 Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.
  • Ps 112:2-3 : 2 His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright. 3 A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.
  • Job 15:34 : 34 For the band of the evil-doers gives no fruit, and the tents of those who give wrong decisions for reward are burned with fire.
  • Job 18:14-15 : 14 He is pulled out of his tent where he was safe, and he is taken away to the king of fears. 15 In his tent will be seen that which is not his, burning stone is dropped on his house.
  • Job 18:21 : 21 Truly, these are the houses of the sinner, and this is the place of him who has no knowledge of God.
  • Job 20:26-28 : 26 All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent. 27 The heavens make clear his sin, and the earth gives witness against him. 28 The produce of his house is taken away into another country, like things given into the hands of others in the day of wrath.
  • Prov 21:12 : 12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
  • Isa 58:11-12 : 11 And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring. 12 And your sons will be building again the old waste places: you will make strong the bases of old generations: and you will be named, He who puts up the broken walls, and, He who makes ready the ways for use.
  • Zech 5:4 : 4 And I will send it out, says the Lord of armies, and it will go into the house of the thief and into the house of him who takes a false oath by my name: and it will be in his house, causing its complete destruction, with its woodwork and its stones.
  • Matt 7:26-27 : 26 And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand; 27 And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.
  • Prov 11:28 : 28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.