Proverbs 11:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תַּאֲוַ֣ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים אַךְ־ט֑וֹב תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה׃

Transliteration

Taʾăwat ṣaddîqîm ʾak-ṭôb tiqwat rəšāʿîm ʿebrâ.

Grammar Details

*Taʾăwat*: construct feminine singular noun - desire of
*ṣaddîqîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - righteous ones
*ʾak-ṭôb*: adverb + masculine singular adjective/noun - only good
*tiqwat*: construct feminine singular noun - hope of
*rəšāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones
*ʿebrâ*: feminine singular noun - wrath

Word Meanings

*Taʾăwat*: desire/longing/craving
*ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just ones
*ʾak*: only/surely/nevertheless
*ṭôb*: good/pleasant/agreeable
*tiqwat*: hope/expectation
*rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/criminals/guilty ones
*ʿebrâ*: wrath/fury/anger/arrogance

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
Prov 10:28 : 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Prov 11:7 : 7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Jer 17:16 : 16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Ps 10:17 : 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Ps 37:4 : 4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give{H8799)} thee the desires of thine heart.
Ps 39:7-8 : 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make{H8799)} me not the reproach of the foolish.
Ps 119:5 : 5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Heb 10:27 : 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

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