Proverbs 11:23

New King James Version

The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Cross References

Matthew 5:6

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

Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Jeremiah 17:16

As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You.

Isaiah 26:9

With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 10:17

Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,

Hebrews 10:27

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

Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of the unjust perishes.

Psalm 119:10

With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, 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 I have desired 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.

Proverbs 11:24

There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Proverbs 13:2

A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.