Proverbs 12:7 · KJV
“The wicked are overthrown, and {are} not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.”
— Proverbs 12:7
The words of the wicked {are} to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. {of a...: Heb. perverse of heart}
Proverbs 12 — Context
The thoughts of the righteous {are} right: {but} the counsels of the wicked {are} deceit.
6The words of the wicked {are} to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7The wicked are overthrown, and {are} not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. {of a...: Heb. perverse of heart}
9{He that is} despised, and hath a servant, {is} better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Cross References
Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Proverbs 11:21
{Though} hand {join} in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Proverbs 10:25
As the whirlwind passeth, so {is} the wicked no {more}: but the righteous {is} an everlasting foundation.
Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope {shall be as} the giving up of the ghost. {they shall...: Heb. flight shall perish from them} {the giving...: or, a puff of breath}
2 Samuel 7:26
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts {is} the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
Esther 9:14
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Job 5:3-4
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Psalms 37:10
For yet a little while, and the wicked {shall} not {be}: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it {shall} not {be}.