Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The fear of the unjust one it shall come to him: and the desire of the just shall be given.

New American Standard Bible

What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous will be granted.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

What the wicked dreads will come to him,
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.

International Standard Version

What the wicked fears will come about, but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

A Conservative Version

The fear of a wicked man shall come upon him. And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous [for the blessings of God] will be granted.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Modern King James verseion

What the wicked fears shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The thing that the ungodly are afraid of, shall come upon them; but the righteous shall have their desire.

NET Bible

What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

New Heart English Bible

What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

The Emphasized Bible

The dread of the lawless one, the same, shall overtake him, but, the desire of the righteous, shall he granted.

Webster

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

World English Bible

What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The fear
מגורה 
M@gowrah 
Usage: 1

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

it shall come

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

upon him but the desire
תּאוה 
Ta'avah 
Usage: 20

of the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

23 As laughter to the foolish one, to do mischief: and wisdom is to the man of understanding. 24 The fear of the unjust one it shall come to him: and the desire of the just shall be given. 25 As the whirlwind passing away the unjust one is not: and the just one a foundation forever.



Cross References

Matthew 5:6

Happy they hungering and thirsting for Justice: for they shall be filled.

Psalm 145:19

He will do the desire of them fearing him, and he will hear their cry and he will save them.

1 John 5:14-15

And this is the freedom of speech which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:

Job 15:21

The voice of fears in his ears: in peace he destroying shall come upon him.

Job 3:25

For I feared a fear, and it will come upon me, and what I was afraid of will come to me.

Isaiah 66:4

Also I will choose upon their vexations, and I will bring their fears to them; for I called, and none answered; I spake, and they heard not: and they will do evil in mine eyes, and in what I delighted not, they chose.

Hebrews 10:27

But a certain terrible expectation of judgment and jealousy of fire, being about to devour the adversaries.

Psalm 21:2

The desire of his heart thou gavest to him, and the longing of his lips thou didst not withhold. Silence.

Psalm 37:4

And delight thyself upon Jehovah, and he shall give to thee the petitions of thy heart

John 14:18

I will not leave you orphans; I come to you.

John 16:24

Until now ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy might be completed.

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