O Lord, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear
Proverbs 11:23 - Revised Standard Version The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The desire of the righteous is only good: But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good, but the expectation of the wicked brings wrath. American Standard Version (1901) The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Common English Bible The desires of the righteous end up well, but the expectations of the wicked bring wrath. Catholic Public Domain Version The desire of the just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation. |
O Lord, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear
With my whole heart I seek thee; let me not wander from thy commandments!
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.
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to naught.
One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to naught.
The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are treacherous.
From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
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.
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.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries.