Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
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 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.
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 execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding. 24 The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given. 25 As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 5:6
Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled.
Psalm 145:19
The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the boldness that we have toward Him, that if anything we may ask according to his will, He doth hear us,
Job 15:21
A fearful voice is in his ears, In peace doth a destroyer come to him.
Job 3:25
For a fear I feared and it meeteth me, And what I was afraid of doth come to me.
Isaiah 66:4
I also -- I fix on their vexations, And their fears I bring in to them, Because I have called, and there is none answering, I spake, and they have not hearkened, And they do the evil things in Mine eyes, And on that which I desired not -- fixed.
Hebrews 10:27
but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers;
Psalm 21:2
The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.
Psalm 37:4
And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
John 14:18
'I will not leave you bereaved, I come unto you;
John 16:24
till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.