Proverbs 11:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 2:8-9 : 8 and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness -- indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and distress, upon every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;
  • Prov 10:28 : 28 The hope of the righteous `is' joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
  • Prov 11:7 : 7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
  • Isa 26:9 : 9 `With' my soul I desired Thee in the night, Also, `with' my spirit within me I seek Thee earnestly, For when Thy judgments `are' on the earth, The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness.
  • Jer 17:16 : 16 And I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou -- Thou hast known, The produce of my lips, before Thy face it hath been,
  • Matt 5:6 : 6 `Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One `thing' I asked of Jehovah -- it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.
  • Ps 37:4 : 4 And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
  • Ps 39:7-8 : 7 And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope -- it `is' of Thee. 8 From all my transgressions deliver me, A reproach of the fool make me not.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
  • Ps 119:10 : 10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.
  • Heb 10:27 : 27 but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:28-29
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    28The hope of the righteous `is' joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.

    29The way of Jehovah `is' strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 10:24
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    24The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5The thoughts of the righteous `are' justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.

  • Prov 13:25
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    25The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

  • Prov 11:18-19
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    18The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

    19Rightly `is' righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

  • Prov 11:4-8
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    4Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

    5The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

    6The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

    7In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

    8The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The wage of the righteous `is' for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death `is' the righteous.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!

  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better `is' the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10Say ye to the righteous, that `it is' good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.

    11Wo to the wicked -- evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings `are' for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The evil have bowed 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 rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18The wicked `is' an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

  • Prov 10:3
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    3Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

  • Prov 13:19
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    19A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools `is': Turn from evil.

  • Prov 13:21
    73%

    21Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.

  • Prov 13:12
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    12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life `is' the coming desire.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

  • Prov 17:23
    73%

    23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

  • Job 22:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18And he hath filled their houses `with' good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

    19See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,

  • Prov 21:15
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    15To do justice `is' joy to the righteous, But ruin to workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

  • Prov 11:10
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    10In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked `is' singing.

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11A fountain of life `is' the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6`In' the house of the righteous `is' abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked -- trouble.

  • Prov 11:22
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    22A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.