Proverbs 13:19

New International Version

A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:48

and said, ‘Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has allowed my eyes to see a successor on my throne today.’ ”

Job 28:28

And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”

Psalm 34:14

Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 37:27

Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:18

Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

Proverbs 13:20

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

Proverbs 16:6

Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

Proverbs 29:10

The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity and seek to kill the upright.

Proverbs 29:27

The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.

Song of Solomon 3:4

Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”