Proverbs 11:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Good people want what is best, but troublemakers hope to stir up trouble.

Cross References

Psalm 10:17

You listen to the longings of those who suffer. You offer them hope, and you pay attention to their cries for help.

Psalm 119:10

I worship you with all my heart. Don't let me walk away from your commands.

Psalm 119:5

I don't ever want to stray from your laws.

Psalm 27:4

I ask only one thing, LORD: Let me live in your house every day of my life to see how wonderful you are and to pray in your temple.

Psalm 37:4

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

Proverbs 10:28

If you obey the Lord, you will be happy, but there is no future for the wicked.

Proverbs 11:24

Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being greedy.

Proverbs 11:7

When the wicked die, their hopes die with them.

Proverbs 12:5

Good people have kind thoughts, but you should never trust the advice of someone evil.

Proverbs 13:2

You will be well rewarded for saying something kind, but all some people think about is how to be cruel and mean.

Isaiah 26:9

Throughout the night, my heart searches for you, because your decisions show everyone on this earth how to live right.

Jeremiah 17:16

Our LORD, you chose me to care for your people, and that's what I have done. You know everything I have said, and I have never once asked you to punish them.

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!

Hebrews 10:27

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