Proverbs 11:23

American Standard Version (1901)

The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Cross References

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Psalm 37:4

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Jeremiah 17:16

As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.

Isaiah 26:9

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Psalm 10:17

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

Hebrews 10:27

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.

Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

Psalm 119:10

With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.

Psalm 119:5

Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.

Proverbs 11:24

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Proverbs 13:2

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.