Proverbs 12:7

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The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he maintains the boundaries of the widow.

In Susa the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.

But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last."

Fire resides in his tent; over his residence burning sulfur is scattered.

The house he builds is as fragile as a moth's cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made.

Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

Every wise woman builds her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;

Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.'"

"Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.