Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
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- Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath, 9 Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;
- Prov 10:28 : 28 The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
- Prov 11:7 : 7 At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.
- Isa 26:9 : 9 In the night the desire of my soul has been for you; early will my spirit be searching for you; for when your punishments come on the earth, the people of the world will get the knowledge of righteousness.
- Jer 17:16 : 16 As for me, I have not said; Let the day of trouble come to them quickly; and I have not been hoping for the death-giving day; you have knowledge of what came from my lips; it was open before you.
- Matt 5:6 : 6 Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.
- Ps 10:17 : 17 Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
- Ps 27:4 : 4 One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.
- Ps 37:4 : 4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
- Ps 39:7-8 : 7 And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? my hope is in you. 8 Make me free from all my sins; do not let me be shamed by the man of evil behaviour.
- Ps 119:5 : 5 If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!
- Ps 119:10 : 10 I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.
- 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.
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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.
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24 The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
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12 The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.
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5 The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.
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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.
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18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
19 So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.
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4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.
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.
7 At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.
8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.
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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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15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
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16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
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21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.
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32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
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31 If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!
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16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
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26 The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.
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10 Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.
11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
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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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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.
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6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.
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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.
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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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18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
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