Proverbs 11:23

Modern English Version

The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of transgressors, only in wrath.

Cross References

Psalm 10:17

The desire of the humble You have heard, O  Lord; You make their heart attentive; You bend Your ear

Psalm 119:10

With my whole heart have I sought You; let me not wander from Your commandments.

Psalm 119:5

Oh that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell 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.

Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

Proverbs 11:24

One gives freely, and yet increases; another withholds what is due, but only suffers want.

Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked man dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of the iniquitous comes to nothing.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Proverbs 13:2

A man will eat well by the fruit of his words, but the soul of the unfaithful desires violence.

Isaiah 26:9

With my soul I have desired You in the night; my spirit within me seeks You diligently; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Jeremiah 17:16

As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You, nor have I desired the woeful day; You Yourself know that which came out of my lips was in Your presence.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Hebrews 10:27

but a fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation, which will devour the adversaries.