Proverbs 11:23

Easy To Read Version

When good people get what they want, it brings more good. But when evil people get what they want, it brings only trouble.

Cross References

Psalm 10:17

Lord, you heard what poor people want.\par Listen to their prayers\par and do what they ask!\par

Psalm 119:10

I try to serve God with all my heart.\par God, help me obey your commands.\par

Psalm 119:5

If I always obey your laws, Lord,\par

Psalm 27:4

I ask only one thing from the Lord:\par “Let me sit in his temple {\cf2\super [161]} all my life,\par so I can see the Lord’s beauty\par and visit his palace. {\cf2\super [162]} ”\par

Psalm 37:4

Enjoy serving the Lord,\par and he will give you what you want.\par

Proverbs 10:28

The things good people hope for bring happiness. The things bad people hope for bring ruin.

Proverbs 11:24

If a person gives freely, then he will gain even more. But if a person refuses to give, then he will become poor.

Proverbs 11:7

After an evil man dies, there is no hope for him. Everything he hoped for is gone—all of it is worth nothing.

Proverbs 12:5

Good people are fair and honest in the things they plan to do. But don’t trust the things an evil person tells you.

Proverbs 13:2

Good people are rewarded for the good things they say. But evil people always want to do wrong.

Isaiah 26:9

My soul wants to be with you at night.\par And the spirit in me wants to be with you\par at the dawning of every new day.\par When your way of justice comes to the land,\par people will learn the right way of living.\par

Jeremiah 17:16

Lord, I did not run away from you.\par I followed you.\par I became the shepherd {\cf2\super [140]} you wanted.\par I did not want the terrible day to come.\par Lord, you know the things I said.\par You see all that is happening.\par

Matthew 5:6

What great blessings there are for the people that want to do right more than anything else {\cf2\super [59]} !\par God will fully satisfy them.\par

Hebrews 10:27

If we continue sinning, all we have is fear in waiting for the judgment and the angry fire that will destroy all people who live against God.