Proverbs 10:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 145:19 : 19 To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation.
  • Matt 5:6 : 6 Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.
  • 1 John 5:14-15 : 14 And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us: 15 And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.
  • Job 15:21 : 21 A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:
  • Job 3:25 : 25 For I have a fear and it comes on me, and my heart is greatly troubled.
  • Isa 66:4 : 4 So I will go after trouble for them, and will send on them what they are fearing: because no one made answer to my voice, or gave ear to my word; but they did what was evil in my eyes, going after that in which I took no pleasure.
  • Heb 10:27 : 27 But only a great fear of being judged, and of the fire of wrath which will be the destruction of the haters of God.
  • Ps 37:4 : 4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
  • Ps 21:2 : 2 You have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips. (Selah.)
  • John 14:18 : 18 I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.
  • John 16:24 : 24 Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.

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    23The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

  • Prov 10:27-30
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    27The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

    28The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

    29The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

    30The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

  • Prov 10:25
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    25When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

  • Prov 13:19
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    19To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • Prov 3:25
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    25Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

    3The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

  • Prov 28:1
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    1The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1<To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

  • Ps 52:6
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    6The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

  • Ps 10:2-3
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    2The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

    3For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

  • Prov 13:25
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    25The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

    6The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

  • Prov 10:6-7
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    6Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

    7The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

  • Prov 1:27
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    27When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • Prov 24:19-20
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    19Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

    20For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

  • Prov 28:14
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    14Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

  • Prov 1:33
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    33But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Ps 37:4
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    4So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

  • Ps 125:3
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    3For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

  • Prov 29:16
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    16When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

  • Job 22:18
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    18Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!