Proverbs 14:11

The Message

Lives of careless wrongdoing are run-down shacks; holy living builds soaring cathedrals.

Cross References

Psalm 128:3

Your wife will bear children as a vine bears grapes, your household lush as a vineyard, The children around your table as fresh and promising as young olive shoots. Stand in awe of God’s Yes. Oh, how he blesses the one who fears God!

Psalm 37:10

Before you know it, the wicked will have had it; you’ll stare at his once famous place and—nothing! Down-to-earth people will move in and take over, relishing a huge bonanza.

Proverbs 11:28

A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.

Proverbs 12:7

Wicked people fall to pieces—there’s nothing to them; the homes of good people hold together.

Proverbs 15:25

God smashes the pretensions of the arrogant; he stands with those who have no standing.

Proverbs 21:12

A God-loyal person will see right through the wicked and undo the evil they’ve planned.

Proverbs 21:20

Valuables are safe in a wise person’s home; fools put it all out for yard sales.

Proverbs 3:33

God’s curse blights the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. He gives proud skeptics a cold shoulder, but if you’re down on your luck, he’s right there to help. Wise living gets rewarded with honor; stupid living gets the booby prize.