Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.
New American Standard Bible
Turning the
King James Version
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
Holman Bible
He brings the wicked to ruin.
International Standard Version
The righteous God considers the house of the wicked, bringing the wicked to ruin.
A Conservative Version
A righteous man considers the house of the wicked: the wicked are overthrown to ruin.
American Standard Version
The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.
Amplified
The righteous one keeps an eye on the house of the wicked—
How the wicked are cast down to ruin.
Bible in Basic English
The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
Darby Translation
One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to their ruin.
Julia Smith Translation
The just one being circumspect for the house of the unjust one: overthrowing the unjust for evil.
King James 2000
The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked: but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The righteous observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked to ruin.
Modern King James verseion
The righteous wisely considers the house of the wicked; but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked; and for their wickedness, God overthroweth the ungodly.
New Heart English Bible
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.
The Emphasized Bible
The Righteous One observeth the house of the lawless, - He is ready to cast down lawless men into misfortune.
Webster
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
World English Bible
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.
Youngs Literal Translation
The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.
Interlinear
Sakal
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
11 When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge. 12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin. 13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
Cross References
Psalm 37:35-36
I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.
Genesis 19:29
So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham's request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.
Job 5:3
I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.
Job 8:15
He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.
Job 18:14-21
He is dragged from the security of his tent, and marched off to the king of terrors.
Job 21:28-30
For you say, 'Where now is the nobleman's house, and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?'
Job 27:13-23
This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.
Psalm 52:5
Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
Psalm 107:43
Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the Lord's acts of loyal love!
Proverbs 11:3-5
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.
Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Proverbs 14:11
The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.
Hosea 14:9
Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble.
Amos 4:11
"I overthrew some of you the way God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the flames. Still you did not come back to me." The Lord is speaking!
Habakkuk 2:9-12
The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
1 Corinthians 10:5
But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.
2 Peter 2:4-9
For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the judgment,
2 Peter 3:6-7
Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water.