Proverbs 11:23

New American Bible - revised edition

The desire of the just ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Cross References

Psalm 10:17

You listen, Lord, to the needs of the poor; you strengthen their heart and incline your ear.

Psalm 119:10

With all my heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments.

Psalm 119:5

May my ways be firm in the observance of your statutes!

Psalm 27:4

One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, To gaze on the Lord’s beauty, to visit his temple.

Psalm 37:4

Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart’s desire.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the just brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

Proverbs 11:24

One person is lavish yet grows still richer; another is too sparing, yet is the poorer.

Proverbs 11:7

When a person dies, hope is destroyed; expectation pinned on wealth is destroyed.

Proverbs 12:5

The plans of the just are right; the designs of the wicked are deceit.

Proverbs 13:2

From the fruit of the mouth one enjoys good things, but from the throat of the treacherous comes violence.

Isaiah 26:9

My soul yearns for you at night, yes, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn; When your judgment comes upon the earth, the world’s inhabitants learn justice.

Jeremiah 17:16

Yet I did not press you to send disaster; the day without remedy I have not desired. You know what passed my lips; it is present before you.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

Hebrews 10:27

but a fearful prospect of judgment and a flaming fire that is going to consume the adversaries.