Proverbs 21:12

New English Translation

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

Cross References

Genesis 19:29

So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham’s request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.

Job 5:3

I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.

Job 8:15

He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.

Psalm 107:43

Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the Lord’s acts of loyal love!

Psalm 52:5

Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)

Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Proverbs 14:11

The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

Proverbs 29:16

When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

Hosea 14:9

Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble.

Amos 4:11

“I overthrew some of you the way God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the flames. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking!

1 Corinthians 10:5

But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.