Proverbs 11:23

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

Matthew 5:6

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

Psalm 37:4

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Jeremiah 17:16

I have not pressed thee to send evil, nor have I desired the day of disaster, thou knowest; that which came out of my lips was before thy face.

Isaiah 26:9

My soul yearns for thee in the night, my spirit within me earnestly seeks thee. For when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to naught.

Psalm 10:17

O Lord, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear

Hebrews 10:27

but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries.

Proverbs 11:7

When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to naught.

Psalm 119:10

With my whole heart I seek thee; let me not wander from thy commandments!

Psalm 119:5

O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping thy statutes!

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after; 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

One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are treacherous.

Proverbs 13:2

From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.