Proverbs 11:23 · KJV
“The desire of the righteous {is} only good: {but} the expectation of the wicked {is} wrath.”
— Proverbs 11:23
{As} a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, {so is} a fair woman which is without discretion. {is without: Heb. departeth from}
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and {there is} that withholdeth more than is meet, but {it tendeth} to poverty.
Proverbs 11 — Context
{Though} hand {join} in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
22{As} a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, {so is} a fair woman which is without discretion. {is without: Heb. departeth from}
23The desire of the righteous {is} only good: {but} the expectation of the wicked {is} wrath.
24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and {there is} that withholdeth more than is meet, but {it tendeth} to poverty.
25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}
Cross References
Romans 2:8-9
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Matthew 5:6
Blessed {are} they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Psalms 37:4
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Jeremiah 17:16
As for me, I have not hastened from {being} a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was {right} before thee. {to...: Heb. after thee}
Psalms 10:17
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: {prepare: or, establish}
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous {shall be} gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Isaiah 26:9
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments {are} in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Psalms 27:4
One {thing} have I desired 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 enquire in his temple. {the beauty: or, the delight}