Proverbs 11:23

Proverbs chapter 11 · verse 23 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

The desire of the righteous is only good; Butthe expectation of the wicked is wrath.

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

The desire of the righteous is only good; Butthe expectation of the wicked is wrath.

v.22Asa ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So isa fair woman that is without discretion.

v.23This passage

v.24There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

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

Psalms 37:4
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Psalms 10:17
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
Psalms 27:4
One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.
Psalms 119:5
Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
Psalms 39:7
And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.