Proverbs 11:23

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The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

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  • Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does what is evil, first for the Jew, then also for the Gentile.
  • Prov 10:28 : 28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
  • Prov 11:7 : 7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of strength is lost.
  • Isa 26:9 : 9 My soul yearns for You in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks You. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
  • Jer 17:16 : 16 I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You. I have not desired the day of disaster. You know what has come from my lips; it was before You.
  • Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts and listen with Your ear.
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have asked from the Lord; this I will seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.
  • Ps 37:4 : 4 Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
  • Ps 39:7-8 : 7 Surely, man goes about as a shadow; surely, they make an uproar over nothing; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will gather it. 8 And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in keeping Your statutes!
  • Ps 119:10 : 10 With all my heart I seek You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
  • Heb 10:27 : 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:28-29
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    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

    29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

  • Prov 10:24
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    24What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10The wicked will see it and be angry; they will gnash their teeth and melt away. The desires of the wicked will perish.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked desire the plunder of evildoers, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • Prov 13:25
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    25The righteous eat to their heart's content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.

  • Prov 11:18-19
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    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

    19True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.

  • Prov 11:4-8
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    4Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

    7When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of strength is lost.

    8The righteous are rescued from trouble, and the wicked take their place.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous choose their companions wisely, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

    11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

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    3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

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    27Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

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    12The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.

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    19A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

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    21Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.

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    12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Job 22:18-19
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    18Yet it was He who filled their houses with good things, though the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

    19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.

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    10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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    6The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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    22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.