Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
What the wicked fears shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Holman Bible
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.
Julia Smith Translation
The fear of the unjust one it shall come to him: and the desire of the just shall be given.
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 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.
Themes
Desires » The desire of the righteous
unholy Fear » Shall be realized
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Have their desires granted
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
23 To work out evil devices is as laughter to a fool; so wisdom is to a man of understanding. 24 What the wicked fears shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25 As the storm passes, so the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness! For they shall be filled.
Psalm 145:19
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Job 15:21
A dreadful sound of things is in his ears; the destroyer shall come to him in peace.
Job 3:25
For the thing which I greatly feared has come upon me, and that which I was afraid of has come to me.
Isaiah 66:4
I also will choose the things that delude them, and I will bring their fears on them, because I called, no one answered; when I spoke, they did not hear. But they did evil before My eyes and chose that in which I did not delight.
Hebrews 10:27
but a certain fearful looking for judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Psalm 21:2
You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the prayer of his lips. Selah.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself also in Jehovah, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
John 14:18
I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.
John 16:24
Before now you have asked nothing in My name; ask and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.