Proverbs 10:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מְגוֹרַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע הִ֣יא תְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּ וְתַאֲוַ֖ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃

Transliteration

məgôrat rāšāʿ hîʾ təbôʾennû wə-taʾăwat ṣaddîqîm yittēn

Grammar Details

• *məgôrat*: feminine singular construct - fear of
• *rāšāʿ*: masculine singular adjective - wicked
• *hîʾ*: 3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it/she
• *təbôʾennû*: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - will come upon him
• *wə-taʾăwat*: conjunction + feminine singular construct - and desire of
• *ṣaddîqîm*: masculine plural adjective - righteous ones
• *yittēn*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will grant

Word Meanings

• *məgôrat*: fear/dread/terror
• *rāšāʿ*: wicked/evil/guilty
• *təbôʾennû*: will come upon him/will befall him/will happen to him
• *taʾăwat*: desire/longing/wish
• *ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just people
• *yittēn*: he will grant/give/provide

Referenced Verses

• Ps 145:19 : 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
• Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
• 1 John 5:14-15 : 14 And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: 15 and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
• Job 15:21 : 21 A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
• Job 3:25 : 25 For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.
• Isa 66:4 : 4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.
• Heb 10:27 : 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.
• Ps 37:4 : 4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
• Ps 21:2 : 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. {Selah}
• John 14:18 : 18 I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.
• John 16:24 : 24 Hitherto {G737} have ye asked {G3756} nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.