Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
The desire of the righteous, is only good, the expectation of the lawless, is wrath.
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Holman Bible
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
International Standard Version
The desire of the righteous is to seek good, but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.
A Conservative Version
The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
American Standard Version
The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Amplified
The desire of the righteous brings only good,
But the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.
Bible in Basic English
The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
Darby Translation
The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Julia Smith Translation
The desire of the just is only good: the expectation of the unjust, wrath.
King James 2000
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The desire of the righteous [is] only good, but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.
Modern King James verseion
The desire of the righteous is only good; the hope of the wicked is wrath.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The desire of the righteous is acceptable; but the hope of the ungodly is indignation.
NET Bible
What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.
New Heart English Bible
The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Webster
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
World English Bible
The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Youngs Literal Translation
The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.
Themes
Desires » The desire of the righteous
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Think and desire good
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 11:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
22 As a ring of gold in the snout of a swine, is a woman of beauty who hath abandoned discretion. 23 The desire of the righteous, is only good, the expectation of the lawless, is wrath. 24 There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 2:8-9
Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger and wrath,
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.
Psalm 10:17
The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:
Psalm 27:4
One thing, have I asked of Yahweh, That, will I seek to secure, - That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh, all the days of my life, To view the delightfulness of Yahweh, And to contemplate in his temple.
Psalm 37:4
Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
Psalm 39:7-8
Now, therefore, for what have I waited, O My Lord? My hope, is, in thee.
Psalm 119:5
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
Psalm 119:10
With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
Proverbs 11:7
When the lawless man dieth, his expectation, perisheth, and, the hope of strong men, hath vanished.
Isaiah 26:9
With my soul, longed I for thee in the night, Yea with my spirit within me, I kept on searching for thee, - For, when thy regulations extend to the earth, The inhabitants of the world will have learned, righteousness.
Jeremiah 17:16
But as for me, I have neither forced myself away from tending the flock after thee, Nor yet for the woeful day, have I longed - thou, knowest, - That which came out of my lips, before thy face, was uttered.
Matthew 5:6
Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:
Hebrews 10:27
But some fearful reception of judgment and fiery jealousy, about to devour the opposers.