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

  • Ps 112:10
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    10 The 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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    27 The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

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

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

    30 The 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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    23 The 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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    25 When 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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    12 The 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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    32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13 But 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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    19 To 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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    23 It 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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    25 Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:

  • Prov 24:15
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    15 Do 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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    21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

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

    3 The 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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    32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

  • Prov 28:1
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    1 The 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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    6 The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

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

    3 For 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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    25 The 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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    19 The 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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    8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

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

  • Ps 34:21
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    21 Evil 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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    5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

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

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

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

  • Prov 28:28
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    28 When 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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    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

    7 The 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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    27 When 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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    7 Evil-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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    19 Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

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

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

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    21 Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

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

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

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

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

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    3 For 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.

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

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

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