Proverbs 10:24

What does Proverbs 10:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 10:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The fear of a wicked [man], it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Context

v.23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; Andso iswisdom to a man of understanding.

v.24This passage

v.25When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 16:24

    Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.

  • Psalms 37:4

    Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

  • Isaiah 66:4

    I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.

  • Matthew 5:6

    Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

  • 1 John 5:14

    And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

  • Psalms 145:19

    He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.

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