Proverbs 11:23

The Message

The desires of good people lead straight to the best, but wicked ambition ends in angry frustration.

Cross References

Psalm 10:17

The victim’s faint pulse picks up; the hearts of the hopeless pump red blood as you put your ear to their lips. Orphans get parents, the homeless get homes. The reign of terror is over, the rule of the gang lords is ended.

Psalm 27:4

I’m asking God for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his house my whole life long. I’ll contemplate his beauty; I’ll study at his feet.

Proverbs 10:28

The aspirations of good people end in celebration; the ambitions of bad people crash.

Proverbs 11:24

The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.

Proverbs 11:7

When the wicked die, that’s it— the story’s over, end of hope.

Proverbs 12:5

The thinking of principled people makes for justice; the plots of degenerates corrupt.

Proverbs 13:2

The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation; bullies push and shove their way through life.

Matthew 5:6

“You’re blessed when you’ve worked up a good appetite for God. He’s food and drink in the best meal you’ll ever eat.