O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek; you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear
Proverbs 11:23 - New Revised Standard Version The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The desire of the righteous is only good: But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good, but the expectation of the wicked brings wrath. American Standard Version (1901) The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Common English Bible The desires of the righteous end up well, but the expectations of the wicked bring wrath. Catholic Public Domain Version The desire of the just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation. |
O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek; you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear
With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments.
One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Some give freely, yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due, and only suffer want.
When the wicked die, their hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing.
The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things, but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing.
My soul yearns for you in the night, my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
But I have not run away from being a shepherd in your service, nor have I desired the fatal day. You know what came from my lips; it was before your face.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.