Proverbs 10:24 · KJV
“The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.”
— Proverbs 10:24
{It is} as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
As the whirlwind passeth, so {is} the wicked no {more}: but the righteous {is} an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10 — Context
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
23{It is} as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25As the whirlwind passeth, so {is} the wicked no {more}: but the righteous {is} an everlasting foundation.
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so {is} the sluggard to them that send him.
Cross References
Psalms 145:19
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Matthew 5:6
Blessed {are} they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Isaiah 66:4
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose {that} in which I delighted not. {delusions: or, devices}
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: {in: or, concerning}
Job 15:21
A dreadful sound {is} in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. {A dreadful...: Heb. A sound of fears}
Psalms 37:4
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
John 16:24
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Hebrews 10:27
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.