Proverbs 11:23

Tree of Life Version

The desire of the righteous is only good, but the hope of the wicked only wrath.

Cross References

Matthew 5:6

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

Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself in Adonai, and He will give you the requests of your heart.

Jeremiah 17:16

As for me, I have not run away from being a shepherd after You, nor have I desired the woeful day. What came out of my lips You know—it was before You.

Isaiah 26:9

My soul longs for You at night, yes, my spirit within me seeks You. For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Proverbs 10:28

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked perishes.

Psalm 10:17

You hear, Adonai, the desire of the meek. You encourage them and incline Your ear.

Hebrews 10:27

but only a terrifying expectation of judgment and a fury of fire about to devour the enemies of God.

Proverbs 11:7

When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of the strong vanishes.

Psalm 119:10

With my whole heart have I sought You —let me not stray from Your mitzvot.

Psalm 119:5

Oh that my ways were steadfast to observe Your decrees!

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of Adonai, that will I seek: to dwell in the House of Adonai all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Adonai, and to meditate in His Temple.

Proverbs 11:24

One gives freely, yet gains even more. Another withholds unjustly, and comes to poverty.

Proverbs 12:5

The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Proverbs 13:2

From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good things, but the treacherous crave violence.