Proverbs 10:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

What evil people dread most will happen to them, but good people will get what they want most.

Cross References

Psalm 145:19

You satisfy the desires of all your worshippers, and you come to save them when they ask for help.

Matthew 5:6

God blesses those people who want to obey him more than to eat or drink. They will be given what they want!

Isaiah 66:4

You refused to answer when I called out; you paid no attention to my instructions. Instead, you did what I hated, knowing it was wrong. Now I will punish you in a way you dread the most.

Job 15:21

Even in times of success, they constantly hear the threat of doom.

Hebrews 10:27

They are God's enemies, and all they can look forward to is a terrible judgment and a furious fire.

John 16:24

You have not asked for anything in this way before, but now you must ask in my name. Then it will be given to you, so that you will be completely happy.

John 14:18

I won't leave you like orphans. I will come back to you.

Psalm 21:2

You did what he wanted most and never told him “No.”

Job 3:25

and my worst fears have all come true.

Psalm 37:4

Do what the LORD wants, and he will give you your heart's desire.

Proverbs 1:26

“So when you are struck by some terrible disaster,

Proverbs 1:27

or when trouble and distress surround you like a whirlwind, I will laugh and make fun of you.

Proverbs 15:8

The LORD is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but it makes him happy when his people pray.

Ezekiel 11:8

and I'll send armies to attack you, just as you fear.

Daniel 4:28

About twelve months later, I was walking on the flat roof of my royal palace and admiring the beautiful city of Babylon, when these things started happening to me. I was saying to myself, “Just look at this wonderful capital city that I have built by my own power and for my own glory!”