Proverbs 11:23

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 10:17

O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear

Psalm 119:10

With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!

Psalm 119:5

Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your 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 gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire[3] in his temple.

Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

Proverbs 11:24

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

Proverbs 11:7

When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth[1] perishes too.

Proverbs 12:5

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

Proverbs 13:2

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

Isaiah 26:9

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

Jeremiah 17:16

I have not run away from being your shepherd, nor have I desired the day of sickness. You know what came out of my lips; it was before your face.

Matthew 5:6

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

Hebrews 10:27

but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.